HACKBERRY

NAME: Hackberry COUNTY: Mohave ROADS: 2WD LEGAL INFO: T23N, R14W CLIMATE: Warm winter, hot summer BEST TIME TO VISIT: Winter, fall, spring

COMMENTS: On route 66. A few current residents. REMAINS: A few old buildings.

Discovered in 1874, the mine at Hackberry warranted an immediate 5 stamp mill, which soon doubled its capacity. When the railroad came through, the New town of Hackberry started 4 miles from the old town. Hackberry was home to plenty of "shooting, fighting, and faro", as it was somewhat of a transient town. As route 66 was built, Hackberry became somewhat of a tourist town, but today, as route 66 has been bypassed, so has the town of Hackberry.

Hackberry - in the background on right, 1918 Courtesy Dane Coolidge Collection Hackberry Courtesy Kurt Wenner

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