Washington Camp, Arizona facts for kids

Quick facts for kids Washington Camp, Arizona
Populated place
Washington Camp, facing west in 1909. The large mine buildings is the Duquesne Reduction Plant.
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Country	United States
State	Arizona
County	Santa Cruz
Time zone	Mountain (MST)
Post Office opened	May 13, 1880
Post Office closed	June 6, 1890

Washington Camp is a populated place in Santa Cruz County, Arizona, United States. Little remains of the historic mining camp and what does is on private property belonging to the community's few remaining residents. The Mad Miner Inn has lodging, checkout availability and location on maps. The ruins of the ghost town of Duquesne are one mile southeast of Washington Camp.

The post office in Washington Camp was first opened on May 13, 1880, and moved to nearby Duquesne on June 6, 1890.

Mine workings (possibly the Kansas Mine) approximately a mile northwest of Washington Camp along the road to Rio Rico.