WINCHESTER

NAME: Winchester COUNTY: La Paz ROADS: 4WD. LEGAL INFO: T5N, R15W CLIMATE: Warm winter, Hot summer BEST TIME TO VISIT: Winter, fall

COMMENTS: 3 miles north of Vicksburg. REMAINS: A few buildings.

The mine that was to be the mainstay of Winchester was discovered on March 15, 1909 by Dick Wick Hall. Instantly, a town of 2000 people sprang up including a telephone line and an auto stage to Vicksburg. The ore at the mine made such a big ruckus that Winchester was soon the largest town along the entire Arizona-California Railroad. Only a month after the mine was opened it shut down extracting only $30,000 in gold. As quickly as the town had sprung, it died. Today, there are small remnants left.

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