Benson Junction
Benson Junction is a locality in Cochise County, Arizona and has an elevation of 3,862 feet. Benson Junction is situated nearby to the hamlet Contention City, as well as near Boquillas.Places of Interest
Highlights include Presidio Santa Cruz de Terrenate and Fairbank Cemetery.
Presidio Santa Cruz de Terrenate
Archaeological site
Photo: StellarD, CC BY-SA 4.0.
The Presidio Santa Cruz de Terrenate is a former Spanish military presidio, or fortress, located roughly west of the town of Tombstone, Arizona, in the United States of America.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Contention City.
Contention City
Hamlet
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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. Contention City is situated 2 miles north of Benson Junction.
Benson Junction
- Type: Locality
- Location: Cochise County, Arizona, Southwest, United States, North America
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Latitude
31.73926° or 31° 44′ 21″ northLongitude
-110.19813° or 110° 11′ 53″ westElevation
3,862 feet (1,177 metres)Open location code
853FPRQ2+PPGeoNames ID
5553293
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