Harrisburg - Arizona Ghost Town

HARRISBURG

NAME: Harrisburg
COUNTY: La Paz
ROADS: 2WD
LEGAL INFO: T5N, R12W
CLIMATE: Mild winter, hot summer
BEST TIME TO VISIT: Anytime

COMMENTS: The cemetery marker is all that is left.
REMAINS: Nothing.

Harrisburg's post office was established February 9, 1887 and discontinued September 29, 1906. Like most towns, harrisburg lived and died with the mines. Discovered in 1886 by Captain Charles Harrisburg and founded by Charles and Governor Trittle of Arizona, Harrisburg was thought to be on the road to being one of the biggest towns in Arizona. That dream was never realized, though, as the mines played out and the town died. The cemetery was rediscovered in 1936 after being forgotten and the Arizona State Highway Department erected a monument.

Harrisburg's post office was established February 9, 1887 and discontinued September 29, 1906. Like most towns, harrisburg lived and died with the mines. Discovered in 1886 by Captain Charles Harrisburg and founded by Charles and Governor Trittle of Arizona, Harrisburg was thought to be on the road to being one of the biggest towns in Arizona. That dream was never realized, though, as the mines played out and the town died. The cemetery was rediscovered in 1936 after being forgotten and the Arizona State Highway Department erected a monument.

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