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Pinal, Arizona | |
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 View of the mill and town of Pinal, c. 1880 | |
  Pinal Location in the state of Arizona  Pinal Pinal (the United States) | |
| Coordinates: 33°16′41″N 111°08′21″W / 33.27806°N 111.13917°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Arizona |
| County | Pinal |
| Founded | 1878 |
| Abandoned | 1891 |
| Elevation | 2,526 ft (770 m) |
| Population (2009) | |
| • Total | 0 |
| Time zone | UTC-7 (MST (no DST)) |
| Post Office opened | April 10, 1878 |
| Post Office closed | November 28, 1891 |
Pinal or Pinal City is a ghost town in Pinal County in the U.S. state of Arizona. The town was populated from the 1870s into the 1890s, in what was then the Arizona Territory.
The Boyce Thompson Arboretum is said to be on the site of Pinal City.[2] Only a few foundations remain at the old townsite.[3] The LOST Trail system crosses from the Arizona Trail to the Town of Superior, crossing through the old Pinal town site. From the USFS "This Legends of Superior Trail connects the historic mining town of Superior with the Arizona Trail, 6 miles to the west. Along the way it passes through the high Sonoran Desert, the remains of the abandoned town of Pinal, and the riparian forest along Queen Creek, all while under the gaze of the majestic Picketpost Mountain to the south and Apache Leap to the east. Along the way you will find numbered stations on posts where you can use this brochure to learn more about the history and environment of this uniquely beautiful area."[4][5][6]
- ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Old Pinal Townsite
- ^ History of the Superior Region
- ^ "Pinal – Arizona Ghost Town". www.ghosttowns.com.
- ^ "Tonto National Forest - LOST Trail". Archived from the original on May 19, 2012. Retrieved October 22, 2011.
- ^ https://fs.usda.gov/Internet/FSE_DOCUMENTS/stelprdb5269665.pdf [bare URL PDF]
- ^ https://fs.usda.gov/Internet/FSE_DOCUMENTS/stelprdb5269647.pdf [bare URL PDF]