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| Fairbank Historic Townsite |
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Do you have an image of the
Fairbank Historic Townsite
that you would like to share? If so, send it to the
Center for Desert Archaeology
so that we can post it here!
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| Type of Place: |
Historic townsite |
| Ownership: |
BLM, Tucson Field Office, Arizona |
| Contact: |
BLM San Pedro Project Office, 1763 Paseo San Luis, Sierra Vista, AZ 85635 |
| Telephone: |
(520) 458-3559 |
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| Website: |
Fairbank website |
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| Entrance Fee: |
No |
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| Notes: |
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| Nearby Heritage Sites: |
Charleston and Millville sites
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| Site Summary: Fairbank is a "ghost town" located within the San Pedro Riparian National Conservation Area (NCA), along the San Pedro River. Its life as a town began with the construction of a railroad in 1881, and it soon became an important depot as well as the closest railroad stop to Tombstone, then one of the largest western cities (15,000 in 1882).
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Getting There: Fairbank is east of the San Pedro River, on the north side of Hwy 82. From I-10, take Hwy 80 south to the junction of Hwy 82, then west on Hwy 82.
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