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Bisbee beginnings. In 1877, a reconnaissance detail of U.S. army scouts and cavalrymen was sent to the Mule Mountains to search the area for renegade Apaches. What civilian tracker Jack Dunn found instead were signs of mineralization indicating the presence of lead, copper and possibly silver.
How has Bisbee’s economy changed over the last decade, and what impact has this had on its residents? Bisbee, Arizona, a former mining town nestled in the hills of Cochise County, has seen its fair share of economic ups and downs over the last decade. Despite a population loss of about 8% since 2010, the town has gradually diversified its ...
From 1950 to 1960, the sharp population decline happening over the previous few decades changed course and the number of residents of Bisbee increased by nearly 160 percent when open-pit mining was undertaken and the city annexed nearby areas.
The Bisbee of today is a well-known artist's community whose architectural and historic heritage has been preserved. Located at the center of the natural and historic beauty of Cochise County, the city has transformed itself into the ideal spot for tourism.
Jan 3, 2020 · Butte has struggled for fifty years now, both with the loss of mining jobs and delays in environmental cleanup that have made sections of the city uninhabitable, but we are hoping that in the coming decade it will have a resurgence like Bisbee’s.
Oct 22, 2006 · Advertisement. Bisbee’s long history of embracing all comers dates to its years as a Western boomtown. It grew up around some of the most prolific copper mines in the world. It was wild and...
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Dec 23, 2023 · Spectators can enter the concrete and adobe brick grandstands where thousands of minor league, semi-pro, high school, and amateur players have played over the last 110 years.
