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Oracle

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Starting as a a mining camp Oracle earned it's name from a man named Albert Weldon. Albert worked as a mine assessor and named the mining claim after a ship he traveled on which brought him to the Western United States. The town started as a 1 room adobe house Weldon and a man named Alexander McKay built below the mine. By 1882 the camp had grown to 8 buildings. The name Arcadia was briefly considered for the camp as the Arcadia Ranch had become a popular lodging house in the area. The name was rejected and Oracle became the official name of the settlement.

Citation: Will C Barnes, Arizona Place Names (Tucson AZ: University of Arizona Pub.,1960).301

CountyPinal CountyStateArizona CountryUnited StatesGeographic Coordinates^[1]

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Arizona community profiles : Oracle 1991

Arizona community profiles : Oracle 1998

Arizona community profiles : Oracle 1999

Arizona community profiles : Oracle 2001

Arizona community profiles : Oracle 2009

Arizona's solar-heated asphalt tank at Oracle

Letter from Horace W. Smith to Governor Moeur, September 13, 1933, re: feasibility of a Civilian Conservation Corps camp in Oracle, Arizona

Oracle Cemetery

Oracle centennial celebration, 1873-1973 : May 26, 27, 28, 1973

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Desert Land Magazine, 1931-01-15

Desert Land Magazine, 1931-02-16

Desert Land Magazine, 1931-03-14

Desert Land Magazine, 1931-06-15

Desert Land Magazine, 1931-07-16

Desert Land Magazine, 1931-10

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Earle Forrest, Age 20, in Cowboy Attire

Mountain View Hotel in Oracle, Arizona.

Oracle Cover

Rancher George Stone Wilson, 1887-1957

Stage arrival Oracle, AZ

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3C Ranch

Acadia Ranch

Oracle State Park

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American Flag Ranch and Acadia Ranch - The Story of Oracle's Post Offices

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Oracle Hill Fire

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Arizona Territorial Post Office: Oracle, Pinal County

PlacePinal CountyOracle State Park

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