BLACK DIAMOND

NAME: Black Diamond
COUNTY: Cochise
ROADS: 4WD
LEGAL INFO: T18S, R24E
CLIMATE: Mild winter, hot summer
BEST TIME TO VISIT: Winter, summer, spring
COMMENTS: Do not take the road marked Black Diamond Mine.
REMAINS: Much left, Foundations, Walls, Tramway Tower, Mines and Tailings.

The Black Diamond Mine was discovered in 1880, and its operations eventually produced a settlement of around 100 people -- enough to warrant a post office from 1901 to 1908.


Black Diamond
Courtesy Kurt Wenner


Black Diamond
Courtesy Kurt Wenner


Black Diamond
Courtesy Kurt Wenner

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