BELLEVUE

NAME: Bellevue COUNTY: Gila ROADS: 4WD LEGAL INFO: T1S, R14E CLIMATE: Warm winter, hot summer BEST TIME TO VISIT: Winter, fall

COMMENTS: Just south of Miami. REMAINS: The mill foundations and mining equipment.

Bellevue's post office was established July 30, 1906 and discontinued April 7, 1927. Bellevue had at one time over 300 residents. Bellevue's mainstay was the Gibson Copper mine and was located just above and west of the mine. Bellevue had a boardinghouse, general store, stage line, and of course, the post office. Today, only ruins of the mine remain.

Bellevue Courtesy Kurt Wenner

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