Quijotoa
Posted by: 
leadhiker
N 32° 08.102 W 112° 05.623
12S E 396841 N 3555927
This is a Papago word meaning, mountain shaped like a carrying basket.
Waymark Code: WM8VDF
Location: Arizona, United States
Date Posted: 05/16/2010
Views: 6
Discovery of a pocket of gold and silver ore led to a fabulous boom development here in 1883.
The desert has reclaimed the original site and its suburbs of Logan City, New Virginia, Brooklyn and Allen City. The mine was a complete failure—a tiny pocket of riches on the mountain.
Marker Name: Quijotoa
Type of history commemorated: Place
County: Pima
Name of any agency/ agencies setting marker:
unknown
Year placed: unknown
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