Arizona Ghost Towns - Allah Traditional Cache
Arizona Ghost Towns - Allah
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Began as a railroad stop on the Ash Fork to Phoenix line; because of the fertile nature of the area, it was seen as resembling a desert oasis (ie. the garden of Allah). The name was later shortened to Allah. Allah had a post office from 1917 to 1919. Originally called Alice Siding, the Peavine (ATSF Railway) from Prescott to Phoenix stopped there to let off people at the Garden of Allah Guest Ranch, and others traveling on to Castle Hot Springs. The original Brill Ranch adobe structure ( about 1865) still stands as the Visitor's Center for the Hassayampa River Preserve. The adobe ranch house was also the local stage stop. This was at one time also the headquarters for the Sanger Dam System, used in gold mining along the River. By 1913 the approximately 1,000 acre ranch had become the Garden of Allah Guest Ranch. There was a post office on site (1917), as well at a telegraph office. Just recently we have rediscovered what we believe are the ruins of the old depot. A current engineer for the BNSF Railway who has the run from Phoenix to Wickenburg, confirmed that the remains are indeed the old Allah Depot.
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