Adamana, Arizona

Adamana, Arizona
—  Ghost town  —
Adamana, Arizona Location in the state of Arizona
Coordinates: 34°58′36″N 109°49′20″W
Country	United States
State	Arizona
County	Apache
Founded	1896
Abandoned	1969
Elevation	5,305 ft (1,617 m)
Population (2009)
• Total	0
Time zone	MST (no DST) (UTC-7)
Post Office opened	1896
Post Office closed	1969

Adamana is a ghost town in Apache County in the northeast section of the U.S. state of Arizona. The town was settled in 1896 in what was then the Arizona Territory.

History

Named after local sheep rancher Adam Hanna, it was established in 1896, and had a post office until 1969. It was a railroad stop and a ranching settlement, once known as the "Gateway to the Painted Desert." At its peak, Adamana had about 30 families, a post office, a school, and a store. When a gas plant was established in Adamana and the new Interstate 40 passed it by, the residents began to leave. The hotel burned down in 1965, destroying some irreplaceable treasures such as the hotel register, which was signed by such people as Theodore Roosevelt and a king of Spain.^{[citation needed]}

Today, all that remains in Adamana are three buildings and a mobile home.

External links

• http://www.ghosttowns.com/states/az/adamana.html