Fairbank
Geisterstadt · Vereinigte Staaten
- Verlassen
- unbekannt
- Gegründet
- 1883
- Einwohner
- 0
- Koordinaten
- 31.723, -110.188
Warum verlassen
⚒️ Bergbau
Automatisch aus dem Text erkannt: The town was named for Chicago investor Nathaniel Kellogg Fairbank who partially financed the railroad, and was the founder of the Grand Central Mining Company, which had an interest in the silver mines in Tombstone.
Geschichte
Fairbank is a ghost town in Cochise County, Arizona, next to the San Pedro River. First settled in 1881, Fairbank was the closest rail stop to nearby Tombstone, which made it an important location in the development of southeastern Arizona. The town was named for Chicago investor Nathaniel Kellogg Fairbank who partially financed the railroad, and was the founder of the Grand Central Mining Company, which had an interest in the silver mines in Tombstone. Today Fairbank is located within the San Pedro Riparian National Conservation Area.
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