Bumble Bee, Arizona

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Bumble Bee is a ghost town in the Bradshaw Mountains of Yavapai County, Arizona, United States, named for nearby Bumble Bee Creek. Established in 1863, Bumble Bee served as a stagecoach stop and an outpost for the U.S. Cavalry; with a post office established in 1879.

With the demise of the stagecoach and the mining in the surrounding area, the site eventually faded away. An attempt to make the town a tourist attraction during the mid 1930s resulted in the construction of the current buildings; several of the buildings still stand and are occupied.

[edit] References

Philip Varney, Arizona Ghost Towns and Mining Towns: A travel guide to history, Phoenix, Arizona Highways Books, 1988, 117 pages.

[edit] External links

A traveler's account of Bumble Bee with photos

v • d • e Municipalities and communities of Yavapai County, Arizona

County seat: Prescott

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Unincorporated communities	Bumble Bee \| Cherry \| Cleator \| Clemenceau \| Cordes \| Crown King \| Drake \| Skull Valley \| Tip Top