Located in 1870, the mines that supported Chloride were very rich indeed. The post office was established in 1873, and the town at that time had a brewery, general store, blacksmith, and several saloons. Shortly, the post office shut down, but was reestablished in 1893 when mining again resumed. At the turn of the century, there were 1500 people at Chloride. Total production from one of the mines alone was $7.5 million by 1948. Today, there is much left at Chloride to see. Click Here for a book on Chloride called Chloride Mines and Murals by Roy E. Purcell. Chloride now has their own website - Click Here or for the COC's website Click Here.

Hi,,, We start with a dream,,,, that a naval officer had,,, he dream't of drowning,,, and this bothered him dearly,,, so,,, he left the Navy,,, only to come to Chloride Az.,,, he built a rock house here, down the road from the town,,, got interested in ming,,, We believe his shaft,,, is still there at the site,,, the rest of the story,,,, he accidently slipped, and lost his footing,, while down in the shaft, and drowned, yes,,,, drowned,,, so his property was up for taxes,,, and some one bought the estate,, and,,,,The buyer,,,,, to get his money back,,,,, opened up a house of soiled doves,,,,, and to this day the house still can be remembered as the the house of ill-repute,,,,, but,, not many people remember the true story of a man dreaming of drowning,, The house is known here,, as the Rock House,,,, down,,, on Silver Sage, road,,, and it is still vacant,, minus a roof,,, I'm sure that you have been here, because I saw some of your collections,,, any way,,,, enjoy our west,, it will not last much longer,,, I love your ADDAGE,,, Shoot nothing,,,, but your camera,,, leave nothing,,, but your foot prints,,, Happy Trails to you,,,,..... Doc.B.

Chloride lies under the Cerbat Mountains and is one of oldest miner communities in Arizona. Chloride was established in 1862 when silver were founded and the town become silver mine center. It's still some mine activities. Chloride is today a peaceful town with one restaurant, 3 cafeterias, one store, two saloons and 400 people. Chloride postoffice grounded in 1871 is the oldest still working post office in Arizona. Butterfield Stage Line served Chloride from 1868 until 1919. Santa Fe Railroad served Chloride from 1898 until 1935. In Chloride's most hectic days from 1900 until 1920 groves number of citizens to more then 2.000 with 75 working mines. by Bobby Krause Zlatevski

From Day to Day....from our hometown magazine, Heart of Mohave. Permission granted to use the following:
Mohave county has the distinct honor to be the home of the oldest consistently attended church in the State of Arizona.
The church got its start in the late 1800's, originally meeting in a Pullman Railroad car that served as a Sunday School room,  chapel and home, to the roaming preacher's family.
  Two churches evolved from that railroad car ministry, but one of the churches disbanded after a fire. 
The church that continued passed through two denominations, now a Southern Baptist Church.  The foundation and building of the original church sanctuary was lain in 1917 by the people of the community.  The walls were made from river rock and given a stucco covering.   Since then, it has had two extensions to the original sanctuary building .   An activities center building was added in 2003.
 An interesting side note:
 The first official pastor's name was Jack Day.   The  present pastor of Chloride Baptist Church is Rev. Gary Day.
 Article by Dr. Gary S. Day, Pastor of Chloride Baptist Church

The oldest continuously active church in Arizona
Courtesy Victoria Day

Chloride Train Depot
Courtesy Ann Stoddard

Old Flatbed Truck
Courtesy Paul Smith

Old House
Courtesy Paul Smith

Old Gas Pump
Courtesy Paul Smith