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Superior (Western Apache: Yooʼ Łigai) [3] is a town in northern Pinal County, Arizona, United States, and is the oldest town in the county. According to the 2020 census , the population of the town was 2,407. [ 4 ]
The Caboose Park and Superior History Trail is located at 834 W. Highway 60. The Superior Ore Cart was installed just in time for the ribbon cutting and dedication ceremony of the park and trail on April 25, 2015. Three of the main trails are the U.S. 60 History Trail, the Mining History Trail and the Copper Corridor Ore Cart Trail.
McPherson got the idea to use concrete from its use to rebuild the town of Ray, Arizona after a devastating fire. At the time, the vast majority of structures in Superior were made of wood; the hotel was the first concrete building in town, although others were constructed throughout the Superior's building boom, which lasted until 1917. [2]
The richest silver mine in Arizona, it produced an estimated US$42 million worth of silver ore between 1875 and 1900. [1] The mine is located on four patented claims in Comstock Wash, about 1 mile west of Kings Crown Peak and about 3 miles north of Superior, in sec. 24, T1S, R12E. [2]
The residents of Superior continued to use the cemetery until 1916, the year that the Fairview Cemetery was established. [8] Among the improvements made in 2009, to the cemetery, after it became known that Wyatt Earp's second “wife,” was interred there, was the addition of a fence and signage with the added phrase "Historical".
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.
Magma Engine No. 5 switching in Superior, 1967. The Magma Arizona Railroad (reporting mark MAA) was built by the Magma Copper Company and operated from 1915 to 1997.. The railroad was originally built as a 3 ft (914 mm) narrow gauge line, but was converted to 4 ft 8 + 1 ⁄ 2 in (1,435 mm) standard gauge in 1923.
Picketpost Mountain is located just outside the town of Superior, Arizona approximately 40 miles (64 km) east of the Phoenix Metro Area.The summit stands at an elevation of 4,375 feet (1,133 meters) above sea level, with a prominence 2000 feet above its base. [3]