Ajo, Arizona
Some confusion exists on how this town received its name. Some believe it’s from the name “au’auho” meaning “red paint” from the Papago Indians, while others believe it comes from the Ajo lily which looks and smells much like a spring onion.
In 1853 a surveyor from the 32nd Parallel railroad noticed the mining possibilities but for many years the copper ores remained untouched.
The population grew from fifty citizens in 1910. In 1911, with only four Americans, poverty was rampant due to the serious lack of water in the area. When the leaching process was later discovered, the New Cornelia Copper Company was opened which employed anywhere from three to five thousand people.
A battle between the old timers and the mining company resulted in the company relocating a mile north. The old town later burned down and the new town later adopted the name of Ajo.
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