Imagine owning 101 acres in historic Gleeson, Cochise County AZ. This stretch of land is near mountain range and holds incredible history of turquoise mining. The land includes patented mining claims! Build your dream home, manufactured home or camp! Use your outdoor toys on this incredible expansive land. Explore the ghost towns around Gleeson or travel to nearby Tombstone for fun-filled days. Sunsites/Pearce provides all amenities so live full time on your land… or make it your weekend getaway! It has easy access from Ghost Town Trail Road. The 101 acres is a rare find to explore and make it into your own world.
Property Information
Parcel Size
101 Acres
County
Cochise County
State
Arizona
Nearest Cities
Pearce
Price
610-03-001A
Legal Description
Pat Mns In Turq Dist Elgin Sec 16 Silver Peak Smuggler Tomboy &Dixie Queen Sec 16 101.603Ac 2-04 Lv Cht 60 <.68 Bk Fctr>
Price
99,000
MLS
6314261
Lot Square Footage
n/a
Elevation
flat
Zoning
RU-4
Terrain
n/a
Subdivision
n/a
HOA
n/a
Annual Taxes
Road Access
n/a
Road Type
n/a
GPS Coordinates
31.774629, -109.803252
Power
n/a
Water
install well
Sewer
n/a
Legal Description
Pat Mns In Turq Dist Elgin Sec 16 Silver Peak Smuggler Tomboy &Dixie Queen Sec 16 101.603Ac 2-04 Lv Cht 60 <.68 Bk Fctr>
The area was initially settled as a mining camp called Turquoise after the mineral which had been mined by Native Americans in the area. The Turquoise post office was established on October 22, 1890, and lasted only a few years until September 17, 1894. When local miner John Gleeson registered a copper claim and opened the Copper Belle Mine, the town of Gleeson was created just downhill from the old site of Turquoise. Silver Bill, Pejon and Defiance were some of the other mines that followed in the surrounding areas.
The Gleeson post office, established on October 15, 1900, supported a town of about 500 people engaged primarily in copper mining, including veins of lead, silver and zinc.
In 1912, 28 buildings burned to the ground and the town was rebuilt.
Copper production boomed to supply demand during World War I. The mines played out by the 1930s and eventually the Gleeson post office closed on March 31, 1939.
Sunsites, AZ / Pearce, AZ
Pearce and Sunsites, Arizona, are adjacent unincorporated communities in the Sulphur Springs Valley of Cochise County, Arizona, United States. The two communities are often referred to as Pearce-Sunsites, Pearce/Sunsites, or Pearce Sunsites.
Pearce is located between the Cochise Stronghold, Chiricahua National Monument,and the winter Sandhill Crane refuge of Whitewater Draw making it popular for birders, history buffs, hikers, and climbers alike. At 4,400 feet of elevation, the area is also known for its milder summers which make it ideal for quality grapes and vineyards (recognized as an American Viticultural Area).[6]
Pearce is best known as a historic ghost town. Sunsites, founded in 1961, adjoins Pearce, and the Sunizona and Richland developments are nearby.
Tombstone, AZ
Fan of Western movies? Then there’s no doubt you’re already familiar with Tombstone and the infamous gunfight at the O.K. Corral.
But instead of walking in the footsteps of Kurt Russell on some Hollywood set, walk the wooden boardwalks along the dusty main drag in the real mining town of Tombstone.
After getting its start as a silver mining claim in the late-1870s, the settlement grew along with its Tough Nut Mine, becoming a bustling boomtown of the Wild West. From opera and theater to dance halls and brothels, Tombstone offered much-needed entertainment to the miners after a long shift underground. In 1886, the mines flooded and hit rock bottom, and the miners moved on to the next claim.
But the “Town Too Tough to Die” didn’t earn its nickname name for nothing.
Now a tourist hotspot, you can still hang up your cowboy hat and dust off your chaps in the numerous saloons, restaurants, and shops that line Allen Street – each building with its own story to tell. Begin your tour at the old Tombstone Courthouse, now a museum, and be a part of the action with live reenactments of the shootouts that made the town famous held on every corner – the most notable at the iconic O.K. Corral
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