346:
418:
430:
732:
370:
358:
334:
382:
45:
406:
394:
62:
95:
322:
449:
463:
102:
69:
273:
bought up a majority of the
Patagonia claims and organized the Duquesne Mining & Reduction Company to begin large-scale production. On June 6, 1890, the post office in Washington Camp was closed and moved to Duquesne, which was also the location of the company headquarters and the Bonanza Mine.
293:
commercial building and an old cemetery. The schoolhouse was located in between
Duquesne and Washington Camp, to serve the students of each community, but has since been demolished. The site is now occupied by a modern A-frame cabin. There is also the ruins of various mining operations in the
248:. The town, which is currently under private ownership and closed to the public although the roads are almost all public, was once the headquarters of the Duquesne Mining and Reduction Company and is the site of the Bonanza Mine.
264:
raids prevented the area from being fully developed until the 1890s. Washington Camp was the older of the two towns and had been the site of a post office since 1880. Duquesne was founded ten years later in 1890, a year after
297:
A few residences remain in
Duquesne and Washington Camp, although the post office has been closed since 1920. Signs are posted against trespassers. There are other ghost towns in the area as well, including
959:
345:
417:
274:
Major production began in 1912 and lasted until 1918, with total production at more than 450,000 tons of zinc, lead and copper ore and silver as a byproduct.
670:
969:
891:
369:
130:
964:
281:
frame house belonging to George
Westinghouse. The home still stands, although in disrepair. Other remains include a smaller frame house, a
429:
405:
663:
94:
260:
American prospectors in the
Patagonia Mountains had established claims in Washington Gulch as early as the 1860s, but recurrent
381:
648:
357:
333:
61:
656:
277:
During its heyday, Duquesne boasted 1,000 residents, several businesses and numerous homes, one of which was a large
44:
954:
393:
615:
512:
476:
35:
321:
270:
184:
680:
237:
189:
252:
is approximately one mile northwest of
Duquesne and was where the mine's reduction plant was located.
567:
911:
249:
162:
760:
924:
833:
678:
278:
783:
554:
931:
843:
828:
584:
8:
838:
813:
803:
773:
266:
233:
896:
866:
750:
201:
788:
621:
611:
508:
886:
881:
793:
721:
702:
307:
299:
642:
537:"Southwest Arizona Ghost Towns Harshaw, Mowry, Washington Camp, Duquesne, Lochiel"
906:
871:
823:
303:
798:
778:
768:
742:
713:
454:
282:
536:
948:
901:
861:
468:
145:
132:
695:
853:
229:
172:
196:
286:
177:
625:
261:
245:
241:
423:
A large adobe building that was once part of the
Bonanza Mine.
290:
351:
579:
577:
960:
Former populated places in Santa Cruz County, Arizona
585:"Legends of America: Patagonia Back Road Ghost Towns"
498:
496:
494:
492:
310:
just to the southeast, along the border with Mexico.
534:
444:
574:
489:
606:Varney, Philip (1980). "Nine: South of Sonoita".
375:The ruins of what may have been the assay office.
946:
411:The remains of an old car near the little house.
610:. Flagstaff: Northland Press. pp. 99–100.
664:
645:– Ghost Town of the Month at azghosttowns.com
530:
528:
526:
524:
503:Sherman, James E. & Barbara H. (1969).
671:
657:
101:
68:
970:1890 establishments in Arizona Territory
521:
16:Ghost town in Santa Cruz County, Arizona
502:
947:
605:
965:History of Santa Cruz County, Arizona
652:
240:, near the international border with
114:Duquesne, Arizona (the United States)
21:Ghost town in Arizona, United States
535:John and Bette Bosma (April 2006).
13:
730:
679:Municipalities and communities of
14:
981:
636:
435:An ore chute at the Bonanza Mine.
81:Location within Santa Cruz County
461:
447:
428:
416:
404:
392:
380:
368:
356:
344:
332:
320:
100:
93:
67:
60:
43:
387:The boarding house and brothel.
327:George Westinghouse (1846–1914)
599:
477:List of ghost towns in Arizona
1:
482:
271:Westinghouse Electric Company
117:Show map of the United States
7:
440:
10:
986:
682:Santa Cruz County, Arizona
608:Arizona's Best Ghost Towns
507:. University of Oklahoma.
313:
255:
238:Santa Cruz County, Arizona
920:
852:
812:
759:
741:
728:
712:
693:
215:
207:
195:
183:
171:
161:
126:
54:
42:
33:
26:
363:The commercial building.
339:The Westinghouse Estate.
49:Adobe ruins in Duquesne.
955:Ghost towns in Arizona
735:
562:Cite journal requires
505:Ghost Towns of Arizona
146:31.37111°N 110.68583°W
734:
933:United States portal
399:A small frame house.
151:31.37111; -110.68583
294:surrounding hills.
267:George Westinghouse
234:Patagonia Mountains
142: /
84:Show map of Arizona
736:
216:Post Office closed
208:Post Office opened
942:
941:
804:Tumacacori-Carmen
306:to the north and
223:
222:
219:February 14, 1920
108:Duquesne, Arizona
75:Duquesne, Arizona
28:Duquesne, Arizona
977:
934:
927:
733:
705:
698:
688:
683:
673:
666:
659:
650:
649:
630:
629:
603:
597:
596:
594:
592:
581:
572:
571:
565:
560:
558:
550:
548:
546:
541:
532:
519:
518:
500:
471:
466:
465:
464:
457:
452:
451:
450:
432:
420:
408:
396:
384:
372:
360:
348:
336:
324:
157:
156:
154:
153:
152:
147:
143:
140:
139:
138:
135:
118:
104:
103:
97:
85:
71:
70:
64:
47:
24:
23:
985:
984:
980:
979:
978:
976:
975:
974:
945:
944:
943:
938:
932:
925:
916:
912:Washington Camp
848:
815:
808:
755:
737:
731:
726:
708:
703:
696:
689:
686:
681:
677:
639:
634:
633:
618:
604:
600:
590:
588:
583:
582:
575:
563:
561:
552:
551:
544:
542:
539:
533:
522:
515:
501:
490:
485:
467:
462:
460:
453:
448:
446:
443:
436:
433:
424:
421:
412:
409:
400:
397:
388:
385:
376:
373:
364:
361:
352:
349:
340:
337:
328:
325:
316:
258:
250:Washington Camp
150:
148:
144:
141:
136:
133:
131:
129:
128:
122:
121:
120:
119:
116:
115:
112:
111:
110:
109:
105:
88:
87:
86:
83:
82:
79:
78:
77:
76:
72:
50:
38:
29:
22:
17:
12:
11:
5:
983:
973:
972:
967:
962:
957:
940:
939:
937:
936:
929:
926:Arizona portal
921:
918:
917:
915:
914:
909:
904:
899:
894:
889:
884:
879:
874:
869:
864:
858:
856:
850:
849:
847:
846:
841:
836:
831:
826:
820:
818:
810:
809:
807:
806:
801:
796:
791:
786:
781:
776:
771:
765:
763:
757:
756:
754:
753:
747:
745:
739:
738:
729:
727:
725:
724:
718:
716:
710:
709:
694:
691:
690:
676:
675:
668:
661:
653:
647:
646:
638:
637:External links
635:
632:
631:
616:
598:
573:
564:|journal=
520:
513:
487:
486:
484:
481:
480:
479:
473:
472:
458:
455:Arizona portal
442:
439:
438:
437:
434:
427:
425:
422:
415:
413:
410:
403:
401:
398:
391:
389:
386:
379:
377:
374:
367:
365:
362:
355:
353:
350:
343:
341:
338:
331:
329:
326:
319:
315:
312:
283:boarding house
257:
254:
221:
220:
217:
213:
212:
209:
205:
204:
202:Mountain (MST)
199:
193:
192:
187:
181:
180:
175:
169:
168:
165:
159:
158:
124:
123:
113:
107:
106:
99:
98:
92:
91:
90:
89:
80:
74:
73:
66:
65:
59:
58:
57:
56:
55:
52:
51:
48:
40:
39:
34:
31:
30:
27:
20:
15:
9:
6:
4:
3:
2:
982:
971:
968:
966:
963:
961:
958:
956:
953:
952:
950:
935:
930:
928:
923:
922:
919:
913:
910:
908:
905:
903:
900:
898:
895:
893:
890:
888:
885:
883:
880:
878:
875:
873:
870:
868:
865:
863:
860:
859:
857:
855:
851:
845:
842:
840:
837:
835:
834:Madera Canyon
832:
830:
827:
825:
822:
821:
819:
817:
811:
805:
802:
800:
797:
795:
792:
790:
787:
785:
782:
780:
777:
775:
772:
770:
767:
766:
764:
762:
758:
752:
749:
748:
746:
744:
740:
723:
720:
719:
717:
715:
711:
707:
706:
699:
692:
687:United States
684:
674:
669:
667:
662:
660:
655:
654:
651:
644:
641:
640:
627:
623:
619:
613:
609:
602:
586:
580:
578:
569:
556:
538:
531:
529:
527:
525:
516:
510:
506:
499:
497:
495:
493:
488:
478:
475:
474:
470:
469:Cities portal
459:
456:
445:
431:
426:
419:
414:
407:
402:
395:
390:
383:
378:
371:
366:
359:
354:
347:
342:
335:
330:
323:
318:
317:
311:
309:
305:
301:
295:
292:
288:
284:
280:
275:
272:
268:
263:
253:
251:
247:
243:
239:
235:
231:
227:
218:
214:
210:
206:
203:
200:
198:
194:
191:
188:
186:
182:
179:
176:
174:
170:
167:United States
166:
164:
160:
155:
127:Coordinates:
125:
96:
63:
53:
46:
41:
37:
32:
25:
19:
876:
784:Kino Springs
701:
607:
601:
589:. Retrieved
555:cite journal
543:. Retrieved
504:
296:
276:
259:
225:
224:
211:June 6, 1890
18:
854:Ghost towns
844:Trench Camp
829:Casa Piedra
697:County seat
591:January 10,
587:. p. 2
545:January 10,
236:in eastern
149: /
137:110°41′09″W
949:Categories
839:Oro Blanco
774:Beyerville
617:0873582179
514:0806108436
483:References
230:ghost town
190:Santa Cruz
134:31°22′16″N
36:Ghost town
897:Old Glory
867:Calabasas
814:Populated
751:Patagonia
279:Victorian
197:Time zone
877:Duquesne
789:Rio Rico
643:Duquesne
626:79-91724
441:See also
226:Duquesne
887:Lochiel
882:Harshaw
794:Sonoita
722:Nogales
704:Nogales
314:Gallery
308:Lochiel
300:Harshaw
287:brothel
269:of the
256:History
232:in the
178:Arizona
163:Country
907:Salero
872:Canelo
824:Carmen
816:places
624:
614:
511:
262:Apache
246:Mexico
242:Sonora
185:County
892:Mowry
799:Tubac
779:Elgin
769:Amado
540:(PDF)
304:Mowry
291:adobe
289:, an
228:is a
173:State
902:Ruby
862:Alto
761:CDPs
743:Town
714:City
622:LCCN
612:ISBN
593:2015
568:help
547:2015
509:ISBN
302:and
285:and
951::
700::
685:,
620:.
576:^
559::
557:}}
553:{{
523:^
491:^
244:,
672:e
665:t
658:v
628:.
595:.
570:)
566:(
549:.
517:.
Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License. Additional terms may apply.
