Ruby, Arizona
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Ruby is a ghost town in Santa Cruz County, Arizona, United States. It was founded as a mining camp (originally the "Montana Camp", so named because the miners were mining at the foot of Montana Peak). American mining started in 1877 and when the mine closed in the 1950s they had mined gold, silver, lead, and zinc. In the 1930s, the Montana mine produced more lead and zinc than any other mine in Arizona. At its peak in the mid 1930s, Ruby had a population of about 1,200.
On April 11, 1912 the mining camp's general store owner Julius Andrews established the post office. Andrews named the post office “Ruby” after his wife Lille B. Ruby Andrews, and the mining camp soon became known as Ruby. The post office was discontinued on May 31, 1941.[1]
Ruby's attractions today include the old jail and houses, the old school, hiking in the nearby mountains and several lakes that are regularly stocked with fish.
[edit] Sources
- Ring, Al (& others) (2005) Ruby, Arizona: Mining, Mayhem, and Murder, 258 pp. Tucson, Arizona: U.S. Press & Graphics
- www.ghosttowns.com
- www.dbphoto.net/desertlands/ruby.htm
- Ring Brothers History
[edit] References
- ^ Granger, Byrd H. (1970) Arizona Place Names, pp. 323-324, Tucson, Arizona: University of Arizona Press, ISBN 8165-0009-6
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