MAXTON or SENATOR

NAME: Maxton or Senator
COUNTY: Yavapai
ROADS: 2WD
LEGAL INFO: T12N, R2W
CLIMATE: Mild winter possible snow, mild summer
BEST TIME TO VISIT: Anytime
COMMENTS: A good hike from the side of the canyon the road is on to the side Maxton is on. Max Alwens store foundation is on the road side.
REMAINS: The mine and equipment, a mill, and a store owned by Max Alwen.

Senator's post office was established November 1, 1915 and was discontinued October 22, 1918. The Maxton mine, named after Max Alwen, can still be seen today with its ore tracks leading into the mine as you drive the Senator Highway. The Senator gold mine, discovered in the 1860's, supported a community for years albeit without a post office at first. Senator even had its own school. Eventually, like other ghosts, the mines played out and the Senator and Maxton lay at rest.


Senator
Courtesy Kurt Wenner


The Maxton Mine entrance


Newer Mill building at the Senator
Courtesy Joe Grumbo


Newer Mill building at the Senator
Courtesy Joe Grumbo

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