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s in

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in the United States. Most ghost towns in Arizona are former

mining Mining is the Resource extraction, extraction of valuable geological materials and minerals from the surface of the Earth. Mining is required to obtain most materials that cannot be grown through agriculture, agricultural processes, or feasib ...

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s that were abandoned when the mines closed. Those not set up as mining camps often became mills or supply points supporting nearby mining operations.

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Ghost towns can include sites in various states of disrepair and abandonment. Some sites no longer have any trace of buildings or civilization and have reverted to empty land. Other sites are unpopulated but still have standing buildings. Still others may support full-time residents, though usually far less than at their historical peak, while others may now be museums or historical sites. For ease of reference, the sites listed here are placed into one of the following general categories. ;Barren site * Site is no longer in existence * Site has been destroyed, covered with water, or reverted to empty land * May have a few difficult to find foundations/footings at most ;Neglected site * Little more than rubble remains at the site * Dilapidated, often roofless buildings remain at the site ;Abandoned site * Building or houses still standing, but all or almost all are abandoned * No population, with the possible exception of a caretaker * Site no longer in use, except for one or two buildings ;Semi-abandoned site * Buildings or houses still standing, but most are abandoned * A few residents may remain ;Historic site * Buildings or houses still standing * Site has been converted to a historical site, museum, or tourist attraction * Still a busy community, but population is smaller than its peak years

Ghost towns

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File:Florence-Adamsville Ghost Town-1870-Marker.JPG, Adamsville ghost town marker File:Florence-Adamsville Ghost Town-Water Tanks-1870.JPG, Adamsville ghost town water tanks File:Agua Caliente -(B)-Agua Caliente Resort-1897.jpg, The Agua Caliente Resort File:Agua Caliente- Agua Caliente Stone house ruins-1897-6.jpg, Stone house ruins in Agua Caliente File:Oracle-American Flag Post Office Ranch-1877-1.jpg, American Flag Post Office Ranch – 1877 File:Mayer-(B)-Historic Mayer Business Block marker.jpg, Big Bug marker File:Mayer-Historic Mayer Business Block-Mayor General Market Store-1902.jpg, The General Market Store in what once was Big Bug File:Cottonwood-Clemenceau Public School-1923-NRHP-2.jpg, Front view, Clemenceau Public School File:Cottonwood-Bank of Clemenceau-1918.jpg, Bank of Clemenceau File:Cochise-Cochise Southern Pacific Railroad Train Depot-1903.jpg,

Cochise Cochise ( ; Apache: or , ; later or , ; June 8, 1874) was the leader of the Chiricahui local group of the Chokonen and principal nantan of the Chokonen band of a Chiricahua Apache. A key war leader during the Apache Wars, he led an upri ...

Southern Pacific Railroad train depot File:Sonoita-Fort Buchanan Bridge Ruins-1856.jpg, Ruins of the Fort Buchanan Bridge over Sonoita Creek File:Sonoita-Camp Crittenden Marker.jpg,

Fort Crittenden Fort Crittenden, originally Camp Crittenden, was a United States Army post built in 1867 three miles from Sonoita, Arizona, Sonoita, Arizona along Sonoita Creek. It was established to campaign against the Apache and to protect American American p ...

historic marker File:Geronimo-1876.jpg, Historic

Geronimo Gerónimo (, ; June 16, 1829 – February 17, 1909) was a military leader and medicine man from the Bedonkohe band of the Ndendahe Apache people. From 1850 to 1886, Geronimo joined with members of three other Central Apache bands the Tchihen ...

town marker File:Gillett-Burfind Hotel-1878-2.jpg, The ruins of the 1878 Burfind Hotel in Gillett File:Gillett-Burfind Hotel-1878-1.jpg, Different view of the ruins of the Burfind Hotel in Gillett File:Apache Junction-Goldfield Ghost Town-Main Street-1.JPG, Goldfield's Main Street File:Apache Junction-Goldfield Ghost Town-abandoned house.JPG, Old Hyder building File:Salome-Hotel-1904.jpg, Kofa Hotel, built in 1904 File:Morristown-Morris Hotel-Store-1899-2.JPG, The Morristown Hotel/Store, built in 1899 File:Morristown-Commercial Building-1920.jpg, Morristown commercial building, built in 1920 File:Oatman-Oatman Drug Company Building-1915-2.jpg, Oatman Drug Company Building, built in 1915 and listed on the NRHP File:Oatman-Oatman Hotel-1902.jpg, Oatman Hotel, originally the Durlin Hotel, built in 1902 File:Pearce-Ranch House-1896.jpg, Old ranch house in Pearce File:Sacaton-Cook Memorial Church-1870-2.JPG, Side view of the C.H. Cook Memorial Church, a historic Sacaton church File:Sacaton-Grave of Col. James Patton perkins.JPG, The grave of

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and Confederate Veteran Colonel James Patton Perkins in the C.H. Cook Memorial Church Cemetery in Sacaton File:Sentinel-Sentinel Train Depot-1895-1.jpg, Ruins of the 1895

Sentinel Sentinel may refer to: Places Mountains * Mount Sentinel, a mountain next to the University of Montana in Missoula, Montana * Sentinel Buttress, a volcanic crag on James Ross Island, Antarctica * Sentinel Dome, a naturally occurring granit ...

train depot File:Sentinel-Sentinel Ranch House-1890-1.jpg, 1890 ranch house in Sentinel File:Twin Arrows-Twin Arrows Ghost town-4.jpg, Abandoned Twin Arrows trading post, now within the boundaries of Winslow File:Twin Arrows-Twin Arrows Ghost town-2.jpg, Abandoned cafeteria in Twin Arrows File:Two Guns-Ruins-17.jpg, Round stone house/tower ruins in Two Guns, now within the boundaries of Winslow File:Two Guns-Ruins-23-Harry E. Miller Zoo.jpg, Abandoned zoo building in Two Guns File:Wickenburg Vulture Mine-Ghost town houses.jpg, Vulture City ghost town houses File:Wickenburg_Vulture_Mine-Rita's_Brothel.jpg, Rita's Brothel in Vulture City

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Ghost towns A ghost town, deserted city, extinct town, or abandoned city is an abandoned settlement, usually one that contains substantial visible remaining buildings and infrastructure such as roads. A town often becomes a ghost town because the economi ...

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Ghost towns in Arizona

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