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FIPS code. 04-05770. GNIS ID. 2409835 [2] Website. bensonaz.gov. Benson is a city in Cochise County, Arizona, United States. As of the 2010 census, the population of the city was 5,105. [3] It was founded as a rail terminal for the area, and located approximately 45 miles (72 km) east-southeast of the city of Tucson.
1. Apache Powder Historic Residential District – located in the #100 and #200 block of W. 6th St. The residential district was built on land purchased in 1925 by the Apache Powder Company, a large, local explosive manufacturing firm. All the properties were built in the mid-1920s.
Hospitals. The American Hospital Directory lists 145 hospitals in Arizona, which had a population of 7,151,502 in 2020. In 2020, these hospitals had 13,296 staffed beds. The largest hospitals, based on beds, is the Banner University Medical Center in Phoenix with 712 beds.
The eight houses, the hospital building, and the park were designated as the Apache Powder Historic Residential District and listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1994. Seven of the houses are in the Craftsman Bungalow architectural style, the dominant style of the district. The style was popular in the Benson area in the mid-1920s.
Benson Railroad Historic District. / 31.96944°N 110.29472°W / 31.96944; -110.29472. The Benson Railroad Historic District is an area of Benson, Arizona, located near the site of a former passenger and freight depot. The area contains 16 structures, 11 buildings and 5 outbuildings, although the outbuildings are not considered ...
Harry C. Wheeler as captain of the Arizona Rangers. The reconstructed Southern Pacific Railroad station in Benson, which is used as a tourist information center.. According to a Benson newspaper, Tracy saw the Silvertons walking towards the train station and, just as he was drawing his Colt .45 to fire on them, he was confronted by Lieutenant Wheeler, who said: "Hold on there.
Arizona State Parks. Kartchner Caverns State Park is a state park of Arizona, United States, featuring a show cave with 2.4 miles (3.9 km) of passages. [1] The park is located 9 miles (14 km) south of the town of Benson and west of the north-flowing San Pedro River. Long hidden from view, the caverns were discovered in 1974 by local cavers ...
The Benson Historic Barrio is a small neighborhood in Benson, Arizona. It began to develop between 1898 and 1901, settled primarily with people of Mexican descent . It is located on the east side of the original townsite, just south of the business district, and comprises three blocks along both sides of East Fifth Street, encompassing blocks ...