Washington Camp, Arizona

Washington Camp is a populated place in Santa Cruz County, Arizona. Little remains of the historic mining camp and what does is on private property belonging to the community's few remaining residents. The Mad Miner Inn has lodging,checkout availability and location on Maps. The ruins of the ghost town of Duquesne, Arizona, is a mile southeast of Washington Camp.[1][2]

Washington Camp, Arizona
Populated place
Washington Camp, facing west in 1909. The large mine buildings is the Duquesne Reduction Plant.
Washington Camp, Arizona Location within Santa Cruz County Washington Camp, Arizona Washington Camp, Arizona (the United States)
Coordinates: 31°22′56.83″N 110°40′31.18″W
Country	United States
State	Arizona
County	Santa Cruz
Time zone	Mountain (MST)
Post Office opened	May 13, 1880
Post Office closed	June 6, 1890

The post office in Washington Camp was first opened on May 13, 1880, and moved to nearby Duquense on June 6, 1890.[1]

Mine workings (possibly the Kansas Mine) approximately a mile northwest of Washington Camp along the road to Rio Rico.

See also

• List of ghost towns in Arizona

References

1. Sherman, James E. (1969). Ghost Towns of Arizona. University of Oklahoma. ISBN 0806108436.
2. John and Bette Bosma (April 2006). "Southwest Arizona Ghost Towns Harshaw, Mowry, Washington Camp, Duquesne, Lochiel" (PDF). Retrieved 2015-01-10. Cite journal requires |journal= (help)