Contention City, Arizona
Contention City or Contention is a ghost mining town in Cochise County in the southeastern part of the U.S. state of Arizona. It was occupied from the early-1880s through the late-1880s in what was then known as the Arizona Territory. Only a few foundations now remain of this boomtown which was settled and abandoned with the rise and fall of silver mining in and around the area of Tombstone.
Contention City, Arizona | |
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Mason's Western Hotel in Contention City, 1880. | |
Contention City, Arizona Location in the state of Arizona | |
| Coordinates: 31°46′8″N 110°12′7″W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Arizona |
| County | Cochise |
| Founded | 1880 |
| Abandoned | 1888 |
| Named for | Contention over ownership of a silver claim |
| Elevation | 3,799 ft (1,158 m) |
| Population (2009) | |
| • Total | 0 |
| Time zone | UTC-7 (MST (no DST)) |
| Post Office opened | April 6, 1880 |
| Post Office closed | November 26, 1888 |
| GNIS | 24378 |
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