- Texas Canyon
Texas Canyon is located in
Cochise County, Arizona about 20 miles east ofBenson, AZ on I-10 and lies between theLittle Dragoon Mountains on the north and theDragoon Mountains to the south.Known for its giant
granite boulders, thecanyon frequently attracts rockhounds and photographers. Thestagecoach route of theButterfield Overland Mail passed through Texas Canyon from1858 until the outbreak of the Civil War in1861 when the stage line suspended operations. Historically within the range of theChiricahua Apache ,Cochise made his last stronghold near here in the Dragoon Mountains during the mid-1870s.The
Amerind Foundation , a privately fundedarchaeological andethnographic research facility, library, museum and art gallery founded byWilliam Shirley Fulton in the 1930s lies about a mile south of I-10 in Texas Canyon at Exit 318.The Triangle T Guest Ranch also lies about a mile south of I-10. This historic Guest Ranch has overnight accomadations, (RV sites, casitas) a Saloon and restaurant. The ranch has been the filming location for many commercials, movies and TV shows.
External links
* [http://www.amerind.org/ Amerind Foundation]
* [http://www.cochisestronghold.com/ Cochise's Stronghold]
* [http://www.azretreatcenter.com/ Triangle T Ranch]
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