IMG_8665 2013 July by Carol Rollins

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08-JUL-2013

IMG_8665 2013 July

Around Town, Benson, Arizona

The city was founded in 1880 when the Southern Pacific Railroad came through. It was named after
Judge William B. Benson, a friend of Charles Crocker, president of the Southern Pacific Railroad. The
Southern Pacific, coming overland from California, chose the Benson site to cross the San Pedro
River. Benson then served as a rail junction point to obtain ore and refined metal by wagon, in turn
shipping rail freight back to the mines at Tombstone, Fairbank, Contention and Bisbee. For example,
the railhead in Benson was about 25 miles from Tombstone, and was the closest rail connection to it
until 1882, when a feeder line was laid from Benson to Contention City. [Wikipedia]

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Marcia Colelli		12-Jul-2013 13:41
Great composition V

Ceya		10-Jul-2013 14:03
Great shot, Carol! Interesting information, too! V

Gary Hebert		10-Jul-2013 12:36
great image and history Carol... stay cool... :-))

Neal Nye		10-Jul-2013 11:14
A fascinating image, but it looks too hot to be walking around like that.

Bryan Murahashi		10-Jul-2013 05:12
Nice history of your town and capture of this twisty road. V

Stephanie		09-Jul-2013 23:47
How interesting! I like seeing the luggage-toting person in the foreground! :)

laine		09-Jul-2013 21:45
The bare bones of road and rail...well done including the young man!

Karen Stuebing		09-Jul-2013 21:26
Interesting history and a super capture of the highways.

larose forest photos		09-Jul-2013 21:11
Fascinating information, thank you. And a terrific image to give us a view of your town. Here, you'd not know you were in the desert. V

Janet Donnelly		09-Jul-2013 19:12
A little history + a great candid = super presentation!

Colin Storey		09-Jul-2013 18:53
Very well composed image with the single person in view.

Nestor Derkach		09-Jul-2013 16:33
A pleasing composition and excellent information about Benson. Excellent candid.

Hernan E. Enriquez		09-Jul-2013 13:54
So interesting, thank you Carol! I have a picture of the beautiful old train station in Benson...

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