Mineral City, Arizona
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Mineral City was a steamboat landing and ferry crossing on the Colorado River in La Paz County, Arizona, United States from 1863 to 1866. It was located on the east bank of the Colorado River, one mile below its rival Olive City and 1⁄2 mile below the original site of Ehrenberg and 1+1⁄2 miles above its current site.[1]: 36–37
History
In the fall of 1863, Mineral City developed as another landing for
In 1866, a new landing was established between Olive City and Mineral City, with the support of two captains of the steamboat company of George A. Johnson & Company. Mineral City became the name of this larger settlement, resulting in the abandonment of Olive City and by 1870 La Paz also.
Mineral City received its post office in 1869, but the name of the post office, along with that of the town, was changed to Ehrenberg.[1]: 37 [2]: 96
See also
References
- ^ a b c Richard E. Lingenfelter, Steamboats on the Colorado River, 1852-1916, University of Arizona Press, Tucson, 1978 Archived 2016-01-18 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ John and Lillian Theobald, Arizona Territory Post Offices & Postmasters, The Arizona Historical Foundation, Phoenix, 1961.
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