Cochran, Arizona
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History
Named after its first postmaster, John S. Cochran, the small mining camp also served as a stop on the Santa Fe, Prescott and Phoenix Railway (now the Copper Basin Railway). The post office was established on January 3, 1905, and was discontinued on January 15, 1915. At its peak, the population was approximately 100, and housed a general store and a boardinghouse, among other establishments.[1]
Apart from a few building foundations in the town center, and the railroad tracks at the edge of the now-abandoned town site, Cochran's last (and most notable) remains are five largely intact beehive coke ovens across the Gila River at Butte, Arizona. (These coke ovens are actually from an earlier town that existed before Cochrane came into existence.)
The Coke Ovens are on a 189-acre section of private property; visitation is not allowed.
Geography
Cochran is located about Script error: No such module "convert". east of Florence, Arizona at Script error: No such module "Coordinates"..[1][2]
References
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External links
- Cochran Beehive Ovens description and directions
- Cochran entry at GhostTowns.com
- Cochran – Ghost Town of the Month at azghosttowns.com
- Coke oven photos, Google Earth map
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