Fortuna, Arizona
Ghost town in Yuma County
Fortuna is a ghost town in Yuma County in the U.S. state of Arizona. It was located on the Southern Pacific's Sunset Route.
Fortuna was a mining town named for the Fortuna Mine or La Fortuna Mine in the Gila Mountains, discovered about 1893 by Charles Thomas, William Holbert, and others, in 1893 in Arizona Territory.[1] It had its own post office from September 1896 that was discontinued in November 30, 1904 being replaced by Blaisdell, Arizona.[2][3]
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Municipalities and communities of Yuma County, Arizona, United States
County seat: Yuma
- San Luis
- Somerton
- Yuma
- Wellton
places
- Arizona City
- Camp Horn
- Castle Dome Landing
- Colorado City
- Dome
- Filibusters Camp
- Fortuna
- Gila City
- La Laguna
- Mission Camp
- Pedrick's
- Polaris
‡This populated place also has portions in an adjacent county or counties
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32°41′26″N 114°27′11″W / 32.69056°N 114.45306°W / 32.69056; -114.45306