Alexandra is a

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Yavapai County Yavapai County ( ) is a county near the center of the U.S. state of Arizona. As of the 2020 census, its population was 236,209, making it the fourth-most populous county in Arizona. The county seat is Prescott. Yavapai County comprises the Pr ...

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, United States. The ghost town was settled during the

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days of 1875 as a

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camp until abandoned in 1896. Alexandra is east of Mayer.

History

Alexandra was founded by E.G. Peck, the owner of the Peck Mine, a famous mining company at the time, T.M. Alexander, William Cole and a man named Curtis Coe Bean. One day in June 1875, while walking through the

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, Peck noticed a peculiar rock partly underground. After examination, the rock proved to be pure silver and the first of Alexandra was founded. The town is located in Peck Canyon and was named Alexandra after Mrs. T.M. Alexander, a founder and the first lady to be at the town. A long mountain road separated the town from Mayer. The silver ore produced from the mine was taken via pack train through Bradshaws to Aztlan Mill, away. This became troublesome, so eventually, Peck built his own mill at Alexandra, in 1877. A year later a post office was established. The town boomed and grew to seventy-five to 100 buildings. General stores, saloons, boarding houses, livery stables, a blacksmith and a brewery all existed there. Alexandra was lively, until litigation problems began and, by 1879, the town was mostly uninhabited and remained so for years. The post office closed in 1896, but in 1903, a new mine shaft was founded at Peck Mine. This did not save the town though, apparently Alexandra never thrived again and became a ghost. Alexandra's population was 190 in 1890.

References

External links

Ghosttowns.com
entry for Alexandra

presentation on Alexandra and the Peck Mine {{authority control Ghost towns in Arizona Former populated places in Yavapai County, Arizona Mining communities in Arizona 1875 establishments in Arizona Territory