Sasco, Arizona | |
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 The Sasco Power House with the town in the background | |
  Sasco Location in the state of Arizona  Sasco Sasco (the United States) | |
| Coordinates: 32°32′06″N 111°26′22″W / 32.53500°N 111.43944°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Arizona |
| County | Pinal |
| Founded | 1907 |
| Abandoned | c.1921 |
| Elevation | 1,837 ft (560 m) |
| Population | |
| • Total | ~500 |
| Time zone | UTC-7 (MST (no DST)) |
| Post Office opened | July 10, 1907 |
| Post Office closed | September 15, 1919 |
Sasco is a ghost town located in Pinal County, Arizona, west of Red Rock. Sasco, which is an acronym for the Southern Arizona Smelter Company, was a company town with a large smelter that served several mines.[2] Once an impressive and little-known ghost town, today Sasco is a common sporting destination with shotgun shells, airsoft bb's, paintball splatter, and litter in the area.[3][4][5]
- ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Sasco
- ^ Heatwole, Thelma (1991) [1951]. "SASCO: Acronym of the Past". Ghost Towns and Historical Haunts in Arizona. Phoenix: American Traveler Press. pp. 131–133. ISBN 978-0914846109.
- ^ "Experience Arizona: Sasco". Retrieved March 3, 2014.
- ^ Sherman, James E.; Barbara H. Sherman (1969). Ghost Towns of Arizona. University of Oklahoma Press. ISBN 0806108436.
- ^ "Sasco to Silverbell". HikeArizona.com. Retrieved March 3, 2014.