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1087:Categories
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1003:Gila Ranch
976:Griswell's
970:Texas Hill
940:Swiveler's
342:References
336:Gila River
289:Gila River
277:ghost town
211:Population
125:32°45′19″N
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863:Footnotes
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834:Gila City
804:Camp Horn
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305:Gila City
297:Fort Yuma
225:Time zone
203:Elevation
195:Abandoned
1066:Source:
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560:San Luis
369:Bulletin
1046:Picacho
987:Burke's
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599:Wellton
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187:Founded
169:Arizona
154:Country
71:Arizona
1056:Tucson
1033:Oneida
1009:Desert
757:Stoval
742:Norton
737:Mohawk
727:Laguna
709:places
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622:Aztec
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447:Dome
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