Maricopa Wells, Arizona
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Maricopa Wells, Arizona, was a series of watering holes, in the Sierra Estrella
, eight miles north of present day Maricopa, Arizona
and about a mile west of Pima Butte
. This watering place was called Maricopa Wells by travelers on the Southern Immigrant Trail who used it as a stoppng place on the trail. It later becamee a settlement growing around the location of the large stage station for the San Antonio-San Diego Mail Line
and Butterfield Overland Mail
and for later stage companies until the advent of the railroad. It was at one time the main military telegraph post for all of Arizona Territory
. It was abandoned after the arrival of the railroad.
Sierra Estrella
The Sierra Estrella is a mountain range located southwest of Phoenix, Arizona. Much of the range falls within the Gila River Indian Reservation, but of BLM land is protected as the Sierra Estrella Wilderness.-Description:...
, eight miles north of present day Maricopa, Arizona
Maricopa, Arizona
-Surrounding Municipalities:-Demographics:As of the census of 2010, there were 43,482 people, 14,359 households, and 11,110 families residing in the city. The population density was 1,356.8 people per square mile . There were 17,240 housing units at an average density of 540.4 per square mile...
and about a mile west of Pima Butte
Pima Butte
Pima Butte is a mountain summit in Pinal County, Arizona eight miles north of present day Maricopa, Arizona. Pima Butte is 1,660 feet above sea level. In 1857, it was the site of the Battle of Pima Butte.-External links:*...
. This watering place was called Maricopa Wells by travelers on the Southern Immigrant Trail who used it as a stoppng place on the trail. It later becamee a settlement growing around the location of the large stage station for the San Antonio-San Diego Mail Line
San Antonio-San Diego Mail Line
The San Antonio-San Diego Mail Line, also known as the Jackass Mail, was the earliest overland stagecoach and mail operation from the eastern United States to California. It was the creation of organized and financed by James E. Birch the head of the California Stage Company. Birch was awarded the...
and Butterfield Overland Mail
Butterfield Overland Mail
The Butterfield Overland Mail Trail was a stagecoach route in the United States, operating from 1857 to 1861. It was a conduit for the U.S. mail from two eastern termini, Memphis, Tennessee and St. Louis, Missouri, meeting Fort Smith, Arkansas, and continuing through Indian Territory, New Mexico,...
and for later stage companies until the advent of the railroad. It was at one time the main military telegraph post for all of Arizona Territory
Arizona Territory
The Territory of Arizona was an organized incorporated territory of the United States that existed from February 24, 1863 until February 14, 1912, when it was admitted to the Union as the 48th state....
. It was abandoned after the arrival of the railroad.