Clemenceau, Arizona | |
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 The Bank of Clemenceau, founded 1918. The bank building is preserved on the grounds of the Clemenceau Heritage Museum. | |
  Clemenceau, Arizona Location in the state of Arizona | |
| Coordinates: 34°43′55″N 112°01′36″W / 34.73194°N 112.02667°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Arizona |
| County | Yavapai |
| Elevation | 3,471 ft (1,058 m) |
| Time zone | UTC-7 (MST (no DST)) |
Clemenceau is a neighborhood of the city of Cottonwood in Yavapai County, Arizona, United States. It was built as a company town in 1917 to serve the new smelter for James Douglas, Jr.'s United Verde Extension Mine (UVX) in Jerome.[2] The town was originally named Verde after the mine, but it was changed to Clemenceau in 1920 in honor of the French premier in World War I, Georges Clemenceau, a personal friend of Douglas. Clemenceau would later leave a vase designed by the French potter Ernest Chaplet to the town in return.[1]
- ^ a b "Clemenceau". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey. June 27, 1984. Retrieved December 5, 2012.
- ^ Wahmann, Russell (1999). Verde Valley Railroads: Trestles, Tunnels & Tracks. Jerome, Arizona: Jerome Historical Society. pp. 61–62. ISBN 0-9621000-4-8.