CRITTENDEN

NAME: Cristtenden COUNTY: Santa Cruz ROADS: 2WD LEGAL INFO: T21S, R16E CLIMATE: Warm winter, hot summer BEST TIME TO VISIT: Winter, fall, spring

COMMENTS: Just north of Patagonia. REMAINS: A few building ruins and a cemetery

Originally known as Casa Blanca, this town had its origin in the 1860's. There was a rail depot and much mining activity. The only standing building is a two story hotel built in 1885. By 1900, most residents had moved elsewhere as the mines played out. In 1887, an earthquake damaged the hotel and the second story was removed and that is how it stands today.

Fort or Camp Crittenden Courtesy Kurt Wenner Fort or Camp Crittenden Courtesy Kurt Wenner

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