Hecla, Arizona
Hecla, Arizona | |
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  Hecla, Arizona Location within the state of Arizona  Hecla, Arizona Hecla, Arizona (the United States) | |
| Coordinates: 34°32′17″N 112°07′18″W / 34.53806°N 112.12167°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Arizona |
| County | Yavapai |
| Elevation | 4,597 ft (1,401 m) |
| Time zone | UTC-7 (Mountain (MST)) |
| Area code | 928 |
| FIPS code | 04-32335 |
| GNIS feature ID | 42742[1] |
Hecla is a former way station situated in Yavapai County, Arizona, United States.[2] Its name is derived from the nearby Hecla mine.[3] It is also known as Stone Corral.
History
[edit]John Stemmer, a former trooper, set up a waystation there on Ash Creek in the 1870s for travellers on the route between Prescott and the Verde Valley.[4][5] Facilities included at least seven furnished rooms, a bar, retail store, kitchen, dining room, stables and two stone corrals.[4]
In 1884 it passed to AJ Hudson, who with his family continued to operate it as an inn for travellers.[4] Facilities added included a root cellar, and for 18 months a post office under the name of Hecla, by which it was then known.[6][4] As well as providing for travellers, it was an important location for social gathering for the nearby small communities.[4]
In August 1898 a flash flood on the creek destroyed most of the facilities and the site was abandoned.[4] The stone corral and root cellar remain and it now exists as a historical site on the Prescott National Forest Reserve, accessed by the General Cook hiking trail.
References
[edit]- 1 2 U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Hecla, Arizona
- ↑ "Hecla (in Yavapai County, AZ) Populated Place Profile". AZ Hometown Locator. Retrieved November 26, 2016.
- ↑ Barnes, Will Croft (2016). Arizona Place Names. Tucson: Arizona Place Names. p. 203. ISBN 978-0816534951.
- 1 2 3 4 5 6 Judy Stoycheff. "The "Stone Corral"". Sharlot Hall Museum.[dead link]
- ↑ "A correspondent from Ash Creek..." The Weekly Arizona Miner (Prescott, Arizona). June 18, 1875.
- ↑ Theobald, John; Theobald, Lillian (1961), Arizona Territory: Post Offices & Postmasters, United States Postal Service – via Arizona Historical Foundation
Further reading
[edit]- An Archaeological Opinion on the Stone Corral (Ash Creek Way Station), United States Forest Service, 1976
- Steve Ayers (July 23, 2008). "Ash Creek Station". The Verde Independent & Camp Verde Bugle.
- "Days Past: The Ash Creek 'Stone Corral': Part I". The Daily Courier (Prescott, AZ). 2011.
- "Days Past: The Ash Creek 'Stone Corral': Part II". The Daily Courier (Prescott, AZ). 2011.
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| Footnotes | ‡This populated place also has portions in an adjacent county or counties | |