Sunnyside is a

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situated in the far west of Cochise County,

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, United States, located just north of the international border with

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. It has an estimated elevation of above sea level.

History

Sunnyside was founded as a religious commune by Samuel Donnelly. Donnelly also co-founded the Copper Glance Mine. Donnelly's followers were known as Donnellites, a term Donnelly himself disliked. In 1900, Donnelly became sick with

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and died on April 14, 1901. By 1903, nearly everyone had left Sunnyside. Around 1912, the camp was revived as a ranching community. Sunnyside's population in 1940 was 2 residents. Although designated officially as a 'populated place', there are no inhabitants, and Sunnyside is known locally as a

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References

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Sunnyside
– ghosttowns.com

– Ghost Town of the Month at azghosttowns.com {{authority control Populated places in Cochise County, Arizona Ghost towns in Arizona