Washington Camp, Arizona

Washington Camp, Arizona
Populated place
Washington Camp, facing west in 1909. The large mine buildings is the Duquesne Reduction Plant.
Washington Camp, Arizona
Location within Santa Cruz County
Washington Camp, Arizona
Washington Camp, Arizona (the US)
Coordinates: 31°22′56.83″N 110°40′31.18″W / 31.3824528°N 110.6753278°W / 31.3824528; -110.6753278Coordinates: 31°22′56.83″N 110°40′31.18″W / 31.3824528°N 110.6753278°W / 31.3824528; -110.6753278
Country United States
State Arizona
County Santa Cruz
Time zone Mountain (MST)
Post Office opened May 13, 1880
Post Office closed June 6, 1890

Washington Camp is a populated place in Santa Cruz County, Arizona. Little remains of the historic mining camp and what does is on private property belonging to the community's few remaining residents. The ruins of the ghost town of Duquesne, Arizona, is a mile southeast of Washington Camp.[1][2]

The post office in Washington Camp was first opened on May 13, 1880, and moved to nearby Duquense on June 6, 1890.[1]

Mine workings (possibly the Kansas Mine) approximately a mile northwest of Washington Camp along the road to Rio Rico.

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References

  1. 1 2 Sherman, James E. (1969). Ghost Towns of Arizona. University of Oklahoma. ISBN 0806108436.
  2. John and Bette Bosma (April 2006). "Southwest Arizona Ghost Towns Harshaw, Mowry, Washington Camp, Duquesne, Lochiel" (PDF). Retrieved 2015-01-10.
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