Redington, Arizona
| Redington, Arizona | |
|---|---|
| Ghost town | |
  Redington, Arizona | |
| Coordinates: 32°25′39″N 110°29′35″W / 32.42750°N 110.49306°WCoordinates: 32°25′39″N 110°29′35″W / 32.42750°N 110.49306°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Arizona |
| County | Pima |
| Elevation[1] | 2,881 ft (878 m) |
| Time zone | MST (no DST) (UTC-7) |
Redington is a ghost town in Pima County, Arizona, United States.
It is located on the banks of the San Pedro River, northeast of Tucson and about 54 km north-northwest of Benson. The area was previously known as Tres Alamos.
Redington Pass is a significant geographic feature northeast of Tucson. Redington Road goes through the pass, from Tucson to Redington.
The Redington area was first settled by Henry and Lem Redfield in 1875.[2] The Redfields petitioned to establish a post office named after them, but the United States Postal Service wouldn't allow for an office to be named after a living person. Instead the brothers used the name Redington, and this name was subsequently used for the community, the pass, and the road.[3] The Redington post office was open in 1879 with Henry Redfield as the postmaster. In 1883 Lem Redfield was lynched in Florence on suspicion of being involved with a stagecoach robbery near the brothers' Redington ranch.[4]
Notable residents
Eulalia Bourne, pioneer schoolteacher, rancher and author, taught at the Redington school, 1930–33, where she began publishing her Little Cowpuncher student newspaper.
References
- ↑ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Redington
- ↑ Ranching in Pima County, Arizona, a report for the Senora Desert Conservation Plan, Pima County Administrator's Office, Pima County, Arizona
- ↑ Sorenson, Dan. Target of major concern, Arizona Daily Star, 18 February 2008.
- ↑ Muffley, Bernard W. The History of the Lower San Pedro Vally in Arizona, MA Thesis, 1938, University of Arizona.
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