Redington - Arizona Ghost Town

REDINGTON

NAME: Redington
COUNTY: Pima
ROADS: 2WD
LEGAL INFO: T11S, R18E
CLIMATE: Mild winter, hot summer
BEST TIME TO VISIT: Winter, fall, spring

COMMENTS: On the banks of the San Pedro River 13 mile north of Cascabel. Note: Redington is on Private Land.
REMAINS: Post office, general store, school and residences left. All are today inhabited or used by the ranch owner on whose property Redington stands.

Redington was a small farming community of the San Pedro River and eventually became part of a very large ranch in the area. It had its own post office from 1879 to 1940. - GT Redington is a little ranch community, founded by two brothers from New York, Henry and Lem Redfield in the year 1875. The town is connected to the Tucson true old military supply road. The military closed the road in 1895 and forced the ranchers to travel around, which was 100 miles extra to get to Tucson after supplies. Finally, after 41 years Redington had enough and he went to the government to complain for opening the existing road again. Redington post office was open from 1879 until 1940. - Bobby Zlatevski.	Redington Courtesy Rachel Wilderness at Redington Courtesy Rachel

Redington was a small farming community of the San Pedro River and eventually became part of a very large ranch in the area. It had its own post office from 1879 to 1940. - GT

Redington is a little ranch community, founded by two brothers from New York, Henry and Lem Redfield in the year 1875. The town is connected to the Tucson true old military supply road. The military closed the road in 1895 and forced the ranchers to travel around, which was 100 miles extra to get to Tucson after supplies. Finally, after 41 years Redington had enough and he went to the government to complain for opening the existing road again. Redington post office was open from 1879 until 1940. - Bobby Zlatevski.

Redington
Courtesy Rachel

Wilderness at Redington
Courtesy Rachel

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