DUQUESNE
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DUQUESNE |
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| NAME: Duquesne
COUNTY: Santa Cruz ROADS: 2WD LEGAL INFO: T24S, R16E CLIMATE: Mild winter, Hot summer BEST TIME TO VISIT: Winter, fall, spring |
COMMENTS:
The public is not really welcome here say
the owners and current residents. Video available, see below. Take SR 82
to Patagonia and thereafter drive 20 miles south of Patagonia. Road is paved
the first 6 miles and after that is dirt road FR 49. The town is little
more then 4 miles south of Mowry. REMAINS: Many original buildings, mining equipment and the like. |
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Duquesne' post office was established May 13, 1880 and discontinued February 14, 1920. Washington Camp held the reduction plant for the Duquesne mine and both towns had a peak population of about 1000 residents each. It is rumored that George Westinghouse of the Westinghouse Electric company once lived here in Duquesne. A schoolhouse was located right in between the towns which were only a mile apart. - GT Duquesne (doo-kane) area was investigated in the beginning of 1860s and were quickly left because there was many Apache attacks in the area. Progress in the area began in the latest 1880s when "Duquesne Mining & Reduction Company of Pittsburgh" surveyed lots and started mining on the place witch became town of Duquesne. Beside the mine, the town of Duquesne had a company office and about 1000 residents. Duquesne post office started on May 13, 1880 and closed on February 14, 1920. To day remains some buildings and some ruins as witness that here was a mining. Submitted by: Bobby Zlatevski
 VIDEO AVAILABLE |
 Duquesne Courtesy Tom McCurnin
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