Helvetia - Arizona Ghost Town

HELVETIA

NAME: Helvetia
COUNTY: Pima
ROADS: 2WD
LEGAL INFO: T18S, R15E
CLIMATE: Mild winter, hot summer
BEST TIME TO VISIT: Anytime

COMMENTS: Make sure to see the cemetery.
REMAINS: A few buildings and the cemetery.

Helvetia's post office was established December 12, 1899 and discontinued December 31, 1921. Situated below the Santa Rita Mountains, Helvetia's population was mostly Mexican, about 300 of them. A 150 ton smelter worked copper from the mines but did not prove successful. in 1911 the mines shut down due to the drop in the price of copper. Today only scattered remnants remain. Helvetia Courtesy Tom McCurnin	\ Helvetia, 1901 Courtesy Arizona Historical Society Helvetia Courtesy Tom McCurnin

Helvetia's post office was established December 12, 1899 and discontinued December 31, 1921. Situated below the Santa Rita Mountains, Helvetia's population was mostly Mexican, about 300 of them. A 150 ton smelter worked copper from the mines but did not prove successful. in 1911 the mines shut down due to the drop in the price of copper. Today only scattered remnants remain.

Helvetia
Courtesy Tom McCurnin

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Helvetia, 1901
Courtesy Arizona Historical Society

Helvetia
Courtesy Tom McCurnin

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