Hyder, Arizona
Encyclopedia
Hyder is a ghost town
and farming community
in Yuma County
, Arizona
, United States
. It and surrounding areas (such as "Sentinel" and "Agua Caliente
") houses several different types of fish
, shrimp
, and other types of farms, one school (Sentinel Elementary School), and two gas stations/general markets. There was also a bar at one point (the Whispering Sands Bar), but it was closed some time in 1997 due to a change of ownership and lack of business. The Gila River runs through Hyder, although it is dry most of the time. Hyder is also known for its extremely hot temperatures in the summer.
During World War II
it was the training spot of General Patton's desert forces. The nearby Agua Caliente also held a large hotel during this time.
A twelve-car-long Amtrak
train, the Sunset Limited
, was derailed by an unknown saboteur
near Hyder on October 9, 1995.
Ghost town
A ghost town is an abandoned town or city. A town often becomes a ghost town because the economic activity that supported it has failed, or due to natural or human-caused disasters such as floods, government actions, uncontrolled lawlessness, war, or nuclear disasters...
and farming community
Farm
A farm is an area of land, or, for aquaculture, lake, river or sea, including various structures, devoted primarily to the practice of producing and managing food , fibres and, increasingly, fuel. It is the basic production facility in food production. Farms may be owned and operated by a single...
in Yuma County
Yuma County, Arizona
-2010:Whereas according to the 2010 U.S. Census Bureau:*70.4% White*2.0% Black*1.6% Native American*1.2% Asian*0.2% Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander*3.8% Two or more races*20.8% Other races*59.7% Hispanic or Latino -2000:...
, Arizona
Arizona
Arizona ; is a state located in the southwestern region of the United States. It is also part of the western United States and the mountain west. The capital and largest city is Phoenix...
, United States
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
. It and surrounding areas (such as "Sentinel" and "Agua Caliente
Agua Caliente, Arizona
Agua Caliente in Maricopa County, Arizona is a place north of the Gila River near Hyder, Arizona. The location was the site of a resort established at the site of nearby hot springs...
") houses several different types of fish
Fish farming
Fish farming is the principal form of aquaculture, while other methods may fall under mariculture. Fish farming involves raising fish commercially in tanks or enclosures, usually for food. A facility that releases young fish into the wild for recreational fishing or to supplement a species'...
, shrimp
Shrimp farm
A shrimp farm is an aquaculture business for the cultivation of marine shrimp or prawns for human consumption. Commercial shrimp farming began in the 1970s, and production grew steeply, particularly to match the market demands of the United States, Japan and Western Europe...
, and other types of farms, one school (Sentinel Elementary School), and two gas stations/general markets. There was also a bar at one point (the Whispering Sands Bar), but it was closed some time in 1997 due to a change of ownership and lack of business. The Gila River runs through Hyder, although it is dry most of the time. Hyder is also known for its extremely hot temperatures in the summer.
During World War II
World War II
World War II, or the Second World War , was a global conflict lasting from 1939 to 1945, involving most of the world's nations—including all of the great powers—eventually forming two opposing military alliances: the Allies and the Axis...
it was the training spot of General Patton's desert forces. The nearby Agua Caliente also held a large hotel during this time.
A twelve-car-long Amtrak
Amtrak
The National Railroad Passenger Corporation, doing business as Amtrak , is a government-owned corporation that was organized on May 1, 1971, to provide intercity passenger train service in the United States. "Amtrak" is a portmanteau of the words "America" and "track". It is headquartered at Union...
train, the Sunset Limited
Sunset Limited
The Sunset Limited is a passenger train that for most of its history has run between New Orleans, Louisiana and Los Angeles, California, and that from early 1993 through late August 2005 also ran east of New Orleans to Jacksonville, Florida, making it during that time the only true transcontinental...
, was derailed by an unknown saboteur
1995 Palo Verde derailment
The 1995 Palo Verde derailment took place on October 9, 1995, when Amtrak's Sunset Limited derailed near Palo Verde, Arizona on Southern Pacific Railroad tracks. The two locomotives and eight of the twelve cars derailed, four of them falling 30 feet off a trestle bridge into a dry river bed....
near Hyder on October 9, 1995.