AZTEC

NAME: Aztec
COUNTY: Yuma
ROADS: 4WD
LEGAL INFO: T7S, R12W
CLIMATE: Warm winter, Hot summer
BEST TIME TO VISIT: Winter, fall
COMMENTS: Station on the Southern Pacific Railroad. Exit 73 off I-8.
REMAINS: Two standing buildings, foundations and scrap. One building is completely made of railroad ties.

80 miles east of Yuma. Post Office was established by Charles A. Dallen on September 12, 1889. Just off I-8. Aztec was a stop on the Southern Pacific Railroad line between Phoenix and Yuma.

Submitted by: Kurt Wenner



Courtesy Kurt Wenner


Aztec
Courtesy Tom McCurnin


Aztec
Courtesy Tom McCurnin


Aztec
Courtesy Tom McCurnin

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