Pinal or Pinal City is a
ghost town
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* Ghost town, a town that has been abandoned
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in
Pinal County
Pinal County is in the central part of the U.S. state of Arizona. According to the 2020 census, the population of the county was 425,264, making it Arizona's third-most populous county. The county seat is Florence. The county was founded in 187 ...
in the
U.S. state
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of
Arizona
Arizona ( ; nv, Hoozdo Hahoodzo ; ood, AlÄ á¹£onak ) is a state in the Southwestern United States. It is the 6th largest and the 14th most populous of the 50 states. Its capital and largest city is Phoenix. Arizona is part of the Fou ...
. The town was populated from the 1870s into the 1890s, in what was then the
Arizona Territory.
The
Boyce Thompson Arboretum
Boyce Thompson Arboretum is the oldest and largest botanical garden in the state of Arizona. It is one of the oldest botanical institutions west of the Mississippi River. Founded in 1924 as a desert plant research facility and “living museumâ ...
is said to be on the site of Pinal City.
[ History of the Superior Region]
/ref> Only a few foundations remain at the old townsite. The LOST Trail system crosses from the Arizona Trail to the Town of Superior, crossing through the old Pinal town site. From the USFS "This Legends of Superior Trail connects the historic mining town of Superior with the Arizona Trail, 6 miles to the west. Along the way it passes through the high Sonoran Desert, the remains of the abandoned town of Pinal, and the riparian forest along Queen Creek, all while under the gaze of the majestic Picketpost Mountain to the south and Apache Leap to the east. Along the way you will find numbered stations on posts where you can use this brochure to learn more about the history and environment of this uniquely beautiful area."[https://fs.usda.gov/Internet/FSE_DOCUMENTS/stelprdb5269647.pdf ]
History
After an abortive settlement by troops under General George Stoneman from November 1870 to August 1871 the area was developed by prospectors and ranchers. Silver was discovered resulting in a boom town of about two thousand residents at the foot of Picket Post Mountain by 1878. The post office was established on April 10, 1878, as Picket Post, and the name was formally changed to Pinal on June 27, 1879.[
Celia Ann "Mattie" Blaylock, once ]Wyatt Earp
Wyatt Berry Stapp Earp (March 19, 1848 – January 13, 1929) was an American lawman and gambler in the American West, including Dodge City, Deadwood, and Tombstone. Earp took part in the famous gunfight at the O.K. Corral, during which l ...
's common law wife lived in Pinal City. She died from an alcohol and laudanum overdose and is buried in the Pinal Pioneer Cemetery.
Pinal City Images
The Wagon Wheel Tracks pictured were made by the wagon trains which hauled the heavy ore from the Silver King Mine to Pinal City.
See also
* Historic Pinal Cemetery
References
External links
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Pinal
– Ghost Town of the Month at azghosttowns.com
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Former populated places in Pinal County, Arizona
Ghost towns in Arizona
Mining communities in Arizona
Cemeteries in Arizona