Contention City
Contention City or Contention is a ghost mining town in Cochise County in the southeastern part of the U.S. state of Arizona. It was occupied from the early 1880s through the late 1880s in what was then known as the Arizona Territory.
Photo: Wikimedia, Public domain.- Type: Hamlet
- Description: ghost town in Cochise County, Arizona
- Also known as: “Contention”, “Contention City, Arizona”, and “Contention City, AZ”
Contention City
- Categories: ghost town and locality
- Location: Cochise County, Arizona, Southwest, United States, North America
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Latitude
31.76838° or 31° 46′ 6″ north
Longitude
-110.20215° or 110° 12′ 8″ west
Elevation
3,799 feet (1,158 metres)
Open location code
853FQQ9X+94
OpenStreetMap ID
OpenStreetMap feature
place=hamlet
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In Other Languages
From Chinese to Turkish—“Contention City” goes by many names.
- Chinese: “爭奪城”
- Turkish: “Contention City”
Localities in the Area
Places to explore: Boquillas and Escalante Crossing.
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights: Presidio Santa Cruz de Terrenate and Grand Central Mill.
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