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In 1880, the rowdy town of Benson was born when the Southern Pacific Railroad Company recognized a market for transporting mining and ranching products to growing enterprises in the southeastern Arizona Territory. Leading up to the town s incorporation in 1924, nearly all railroads in the Southwest led to Benson, which by that time boasted several hotels, liveries, taverns, churches, and a smelter. By the 1940s, U.S. Highway 80 and State Route 86 junction brought weary travelers to enjoy Benson s clean air, artesian water, and mountain vistas, creating the core of a multiethnic city whose progeny continue to keep the town alive today as the Gateway to the Land of Cochise.Product Identifiers
PublisherArcadia Publishing (SC)
ISBN-100738558923
ISBN-139780738558929
eBay Product ID (ePID)183817439
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SubjectRegional History
LanguageEnglish
AuthorE K Suagee, San Pedro Valley Arts and Historical Society
FormatTrade Paperback (Us) ,Unsewn / Adhesive Bound, Paperback
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Date of Publication01/02/2009
Series TitleImages of America (Arcadia Publishing)
Country of PublicationUnited States
Content Note, Black & White Illustrations
ImprintArcadia Publishing (SC)
