Hillside - Arizona Ghost Town

COPPER BASIN

NAME: Copper Basin
COUNTY: Yavapai
ROADS: 2WD
LEGAL INFO: T12N, R3W
CLIMATE: Mild winter, hot summer
BEST TIME TO VISIT: Anytime

COMMENTS: Nothing remaining.
REMAINS: Nothing.

Originally discovered in 1864, the Phelps Dodge company acquired it in 1887. Thereafter, a smelter was built and a complex leaching plant followed. The town was known for its orderliness. Residents were strictly disciplined to be social and civilized and gambling, drunkenness and prostitutes were not allowed. The ore proved to be low grade and the smelter was closed in 1893. Today, nothing remains.

Originally discovered in 1864, the Phelps Dodge company acquired it in 1887. Thereafter, a smelter was built and a complex leaching plant followed. The town was known for its orderliness. Residents were strictly disciplined to be social and civilized and gambling, drunkenness and prostitutes were not allowed. The ore proved to be low grade and the smelter was closed in 1893. Today, nothing remains.

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