A Brief History of Wickenburg Located in the northwest portion of Maricopa County, Wickenburg and the surrounding area were part of Mexico until the Gadsden Treaty was signed in 1848. The Gadsden Treaty ended the Mexican-American War and ceded large portions of land to the United States. Until the early part of the 20th century, much of Wickenburg’s economy was
Vulture City Ghost Town and Mine Vulture Mine is a gold mine and abandoned settlement nestled into the breathtaking landscape of the Sonoran Desert in Arizona. The settlement, named Vulture City, was established in 1866, and developed to meet the needs of Arizona’s most successful gold mine. From 1863 to 1942, the mine produced 340,000 ounces of gold and 260,000
