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
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
CountryUnited States
StateArizona
CountyCochise
Founded1880
Abandoned1888
Named forContention over ownership of a silver claim
Elevation
3,799 ft (1,158 m)
Population
 (2009)
  Total0
Time zoneUTC-7 (MST (no DST))
Post Office openedApril 6, 1880
Post Office closedNovember 26, 1888
GNIS24378
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