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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. "
- Format: Trade Paperback
- Author: Suagee, E. K.
- ISBN: 9780738558929
- Condition: Used
- Dimensions: 9.10 x 0.50
- Number Of Pages: 127
- Publication Year: 2009
Language:
English