Nothing, Arizona

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Nothing is an uninhabited ghost town in eastern Mohave County, Arizona, United States.[1]

History

The locals told travelers it "got named by a bunch of drunks."[2] Nothing has frequently been noted on lists of unusual place names.[3]

The settlement was established in 1977 by Richard "Buddy" Kenworthy,[4] located Script error: No such module "convert". northwest of Phoenix,[5] and Script error: No such module "convert". south of Wikieup, the "rattlesnake capital of Arizona."[6] It is west of Bagdad at milepost 148½ on U.S. Route 93 (the Joshua Forest Scenic Parkway) between Wickenburg and Kingman, on the route from Las Vegas to Phoenix.[7]

The Arizona Department of Transportation (ADOT) installed one of four motorist call boxes on U.S. 93 at Nothing.[8]

The town sign read:[9][10]

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Town of Nothing Arizona. Founded 1977. Elevation 3269ft.
The staunch citizens of Nothing are full of Hope, Faith, and Believe in the work ethic. Thru-the-years-these dedicated people had faith in Nothing, hoped for Nothing, worked at Nothing, for Nothing.

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At its height, Nothing had a population of four. The settlement contained a gas station and small convenience store.[11]

Abandonment

Nothing was abandoned by May 2005 when Kenworthy moved on from the settlement, and by August 2008, the disused gas station was beginning to collapse.[12] An attempted revival of Nothing occurred at some time after August 2008 when Nothing was purchased by Mike Jensen.[13] By April 2009, Jensen had opened his pizza business, run from a portable oven, with hopes of reopening the mini-mart and creating accommodations for RVs.

In April 2011, Nothing was marked as abandoned once again. The building has fresh boards in the windows, and no sign of inhabitance or any activity.

2016 promotion

In 2016, Century 21 Real Estate ran a "Give Dad Nothing" promotion where a free 24-hour lease to a piece of property at Nothing, Arizona could be secured for June 19, 2016 (Father's Day) only.[14] The promotion was done with the participation of the current property owner[15] and included a downloadable "Certificate of Nothing" and gift card.

References

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  5. ↑ Nothing, Arizona Template:Webarchive by Andrew Eames, from travelintelligence.net
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  8. ↑ Motorist Assist Patrol U.S. 93 Corridor Template:Webarchive
  9. ↑ A town called Nothing by Dmitry Knyazev, From issue 2550 of New Scientist magazine, 06 May 2006, page 88
  10. ↑ 10 Advantages of Doing Ministry Without a Ministry Strategy by Tony Morgan, May 31, 2005
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