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    • Morenci, 1892

    • Morenci, 1892

    • Unknown

    • Mining; Mining--Arizona;

    • The Detroit Copper Company smelter is visible in the right of this photo, the 2nd smelter built in the area. The first smelter was built in 1880 on the San Francisco River, 5 - 6 miles from Morenci. In 1881, William Church went to New York City...
    • Detroit Copper Company Store, Morenci, AZ. 1901

    • Detroit Copper Company Store, Morenci, AZ. 1901

    • Unknown

    • Mining; Mining--Arizona;

    • The Detroit Copper Company Store was begun in 1900 and completed construction in 1901. The Morenci Southern Railroad could bring boxcars to the side of the dock in the basement.

      Ore cars are visible in the yard (foreground). This was the...
    • Morenci, 1918

    • Morenci, 1918

    • Unknown

    • Mining; Mining--Arizona;

    • The building on the right is the Detroit Copper Company smelter. The wooden trestle between the machine shop and the smelter is the 5th Loop of the Morenci Southern Railroad which ran from Guthrie 18 miles into Morenci. The train depot was in...
    • The Morenci Club

    • The Morenci Club

    • Unknown

    • Mining; Mining--Arizona;

    • The Morenci Club was constructed in 1902-03. The Club had a bowling alley, billiard tables, a library, a theater. In the left of this photo a train trestle is visible which belonged to the Morenci Southern Railroad. It came around to the back...
    • High School, Morenci, AZ

    • High School, Morenci, AZ

    • Unknown

    • Mining; Mining--Arizona;

    • The building in the middle of this photograph is the Morenci High School, built in 1949. The first class graduated in 1950; the last graduated in 1982. The graduation of the Class of '82 signaled the end of Old Morenci.

      To the right the...
    • Metcalf Town, 1910

    • Metcalf Town, 1910

    • Unknown

    • Mining; Mining--Arizona;

    • The large building to the left of center in this photograph is the Arizona Copper Company store. The Coronado Railroad is visible in front of the store. In the background on the left side of the mountain above the track, the 3B Bar General...
    • Milk and Water Delivery, 1910

    • Milk and Water Delivery, 1910

    • Unknown

    • Mining; Mining--Arizona;

    • Early milk delivery in Morenci and Metcalf. Customers would bring their pot, pitcher or pan out to the horses and have them filled. Similarly, water bags strapped to the sides of mules of donkeys were used to deliver water house to house into...
    • Train Depot

    • Train Depot

    • Unknown

    • Mining; Mining--Arizona;

    • Detroit Copper Company store is visible in the background. The white-roofed building was the Morenci Southern Railroad depot. Passengers cars as well as freight cars would arrive from Guthrie into this plaza.
    • Metcalf Store, School and Incline, mid-1930's

    • Metcalf Store, School and Incline, mid-1930's

    • Unknown

    • Mining; Mining--Arizona;

    • The building on the right is the grade school, built in 1913. The big building on the left is the Arizona Copper Company store. After the town had been pretty much abandoned both the school and the store burned down in 1941. The wooden trestle in...
    • Metcalf, 1920

    • Metcalf, 1920

    • Unknown

    • Mining; Mining--Arizona;

    • The white building in the left of this photograph is the Metcalf High School, built in 1918. It was used for just 3 years. In 1921 students were bussed from Metcalf to Morenci.

      The wooden trestle on the left was the Shannon Railroad...
    • Metcalf, 1912

    • Metcalf, 1912

    • Unknown

    • Mining; Mining--Arizona;

    • The wooden trestle to the right of center is the Shannon Railroad which ran along the west side of Chase Creek from where the Conoco station is today through Metcalf up to the Shannon Incline. The Incline was the only way ore could be moved from...
    • Arizona Central

    • Arizona Central

    • Unknown

    • Mining; Mining--Arizona;

    • Detroit Copper Company Hospital built in Fairplay on the west side of Morenci. The headframe to the right was Arizona Central's from which ore was loaded into a 20-inch guage locomotive and hauled to a smelter.

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