Ghost towns of arizona - James E. Sherman

Arizona's ghost towns exemplify man's courage, tenacity, and perhaps even foolishness in his search for wealth.

Inevitable by-products of the development of gold, silver, copper, and other mineral deposits in Arizona, some of these communities mushroomed overnight into a hodgepodge of tents and makeshift homes, while others developed over a period of years into tidy, well-planned townsites.

Whatever their design, intent, or purpose, when their existence was no longer profitable they slipped into the category of ghost towns.