Welcome,
We
would like to extend an invitation and invite you to browse around the
historic "Ghost Town" of Pearce, Arizona. This unique
ghost town is at the beginning of the infamous "Ghost Town
Trail" where towns lived and died according to the whims of the
ore veins that ran
throughout the area. Cochise County is full
of these old towns, some with buildings still standing, some with just
mine shafts and the rusting remains of old equipment from the late
1800's and early 1900's.
The
Old Pearce Mercantile is on the National Register of Historic
Buildings and was built in 1893. Work has been done according to
historic guidelines to maintain and preserve the uniqueness of this
old building.
The
perfect place to visit year round to absorb the atmosphere of the old
west. There are several other old building dating from the late
1800's and early 1900's including buildings that were actually
transported over the mountains from Tombstone, AZ
when gold and silver were discovered in the 1800's by James Pearce at what became known as the
Commonwealth Mine. The Commonwealth Mine was said to be one of the
richest mines ever found in Arizona, producing over 15 million dollars
in Gold.
The
Old Pearce Mercantile is open 2 days each year - Thanksgiving weekend -
for the Old Pearce Holiday Festival.
Visitors are welcome to view the entire premises
FREE during that time. The owners of the
property are presently working on "opening", in
phases, parts of the mercantile with hopes of
having the whole facility open to visitors in
the coming years. Photo opportunities abound in this area from the old jail
which can be see in the background of the picture above, to crumbling
old houses with half walls.
We invite you to
browse through our
photo
album and enjoy absorbing some of the ambiance of the old west.
Ghost Town Trail News
- THE greatest
little paper for local home town news. Our news is oriented toward
county news and public information relevant to our area--- elections,
schools, organizations, and family news.. To view a sample of
our paper click here.
If you would like to subscribe to our local monthly newspaper
"Ghost Town Trail News"
click
here. Makes a great holiday gift!
Click here
for information on
Old Pearce Pottery's Pottery Classes!
Please "click" on the
above map for full-size.
