Gleeson, AZ – Ghost Town

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 – Wikipedia

I took off in search of Gleeson, a historic ghost town that I spotted on my route north. I initially passed right by the jail and after a few more miles of “where am I” I turned back. The jail (restored) and one other building across the street are all that stands of Gleeson. Not the biggest pay-off for the 16 miles of driving off my route and 6 miles of dirt roads I ended up taking to get back on route.