Jump to content

Fortuna, Arizona

Add links
Coordinates: 32°41′26″N 114°27′11″W / 32.69056°N 114.45306°W / 32.69056; -114.45306
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

This is an old revision of this page, as edited by The Anomebot2 (talk | contribs) at 16:02, 16 January 2015 (Adding geodata: {{coord|32|41|26|N|114|27|11|W|type:city_region:US-AZ_source:GNIS-enwiki|display=title}}). The present address (URL) is a permanent link to this revision, which may differ significantly from the current revision.

Fortuna is a ghost town in Yuma County in the U.S. state of Arizona.

Fortuna was a mining town named for the Fortuna Mine or La Fortuna Mine, discovered about 1893 by Charles Thomas, William Holbert, and others, in 1893 in Arizona Territory.[1] It had its own post office from September 1896 that was discontinued in November 30, 1904 being replaced by Blaisdell, Arizona.[2][3]

References

  1. ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Fortuna, Arizona
  2. ^ John and Lillian Theobald, Arizona Territory Post Offices & Postmasters, Arizona Historical Foundation, Phoenix, 1961, p.101
  3. ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Fortuna, Arizona

32°41′26″N 114°27′11″W / 32.69056°N 114.45306°W / 32.69056; -114.45306

Retrieved from "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Fortuna,_Arizona&oldid=642779967"