Hecla, Arizona
Hecla, Arizona | |
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  Hecla Location within the state of Arizona  Hecla Hecla (the United States) | |
| Coordinates: 34°32′17″N 112°07′18″W / 34.53806°N 112.12167°WCoordinates: 34°32′17″N 112°07′18″W / 34.53806°N 112.12167°W ⧼validator-fatal-error⧽ | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Arizona |
| County | Yavapai |
| Elevation | 4,596 ft (1,401 m) |
| Time zone | UTC-7 (Mountain (MST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-7 (MST) |
| Area code(s) | 928 |
| FIPS code | 04-32335 |
| GNIS feature ID | 42742 |
Hecla is former populated place situated in Yavapai County, Arizona.[2] Its name is derived from the nearby Hecla mine.[3] It is also known as Stone Corral. It has an estimated elevation of 4,596 feet (1,401 m) above sea level.[1]
John Stemmer, a former trooper, set up a waystation there 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]
References[edit]
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 "Feature Detail Report for: Hecla". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey.
- ↑ "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 0816534950. Search this book on
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 Judy Stoycheff. "The "Stone Corral"". Sharlot Hall Museum.
- ↑ "A correspondent from Ash Creek..." The Weekly Arizona Miner (Prescott, Arizona). 18 June 1875.
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