Ghost Towns
Helvetia
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⚒️ Mines & quarries

Helvetia

Ghost town · United States

Abandoned
unknown
Founded
—
Population
—
Coordinates
31.858, -110.789
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Why it was abandoned

⚒️ Mines & quarries

Detected automatically from the text: Today, only the Ray Mine and cemetery are visitable, as the rest of the town has been fenced off due to active mining operations.

History

Helvetia is a ghost town in Pima County, Arizona, United States that was settled in 1891 and abandoned in the early 1920s. Helvetia is an ancient name for Switzerland. Today, only the Ray Mine and cemetery are visitable, as the rest of the town has been fenced off due to active mining operations.

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