GARCES or PALMERLEE or REEF

NAME: Garces or Reef or Palmerlee COUNTY: Cochise ROADS: 4WD LEGAL INFO: T23S, R21E CLIMATE: Warm winter, hot summer BEST TIME TO VISIT: Winter, fall

COMMENTS: Originally known as Reef, then Palmerlee, then Garces. REMAINS: Nothing.

This site was first a mining camp known as Reef due to a local geological feature. Then the name was changed to Palmerlee after the new owner. Then finally changed to Garce to honor Fr Fransisco garces. The post office opened in 1900 as Reef and was changed to Palmerlee in 1904 and changed to Garces in 1911 and discontinued May 24, 1926. Garces went through many names before becoming Garces, and reported about 200 people at its peak. Garces had a florist, a meat market, a second hand store, a shop, boardinghouse, school, and more. Today nothing remains of the town.

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