Swansea, Arizona | |
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Location in the state of Arizona | |
Coordinates: 34°10′12″N 113°50′46″W / 34.17000°N 113.84611°W | |
Country | United States |
State | Arizona |
County | La Paz |
Founded | 1908 |
Government | |
• Mayor | Jessup Hutcheson |
Elevation | 1,283 ft (391 m) |
Population (2009) | |
• Total | 0 |
Time zone | UTC-7 (MST (no DST)) |
Post Office opened | March 25, 1909 |
Post Office closed | June 28, 1924 |
Swansea is a ghost town in La Paz County in the U.S. state of Arizona. It was settled circa 1909 in what was then the Arizona Territory. It served as a mining town as well as a location for processing and smelting the copper ore taken from the nearby mines.