Benson, Arizona Benson, Arizona Station in Benson Station in Benson Location in Cochise County and the state of Arizona Location in Cochise County and the state of Arizona Detailed map of Benson Detailed map of Benson Benson, Arizona is positioned in the US Benson, Arizona - Benson, Arizona Website City of Benson Benson is a town/city in Cochise County, Arizona, United States, 45 miles (72 km) east-southeast of Tucson.
Benson, a friend of Charles Crocker, president of the Southern Pacific.
The barns , coming overland from California, chose the Benson site to cross the San Pedro River.
Benson then served as a rail junction point to obtain ore and refined metal by wagon, in turn shipping rail freight back to the mines at Tombstone, Fairbank, Contention and Bisbee.
For example, the railhead in Benson was about 25 miles (40 km) from Tombstone, and was the closest rail connection to it until 1882, when a feeder line was laid from Benson to Contention City.
The railhead in Benson was established about a mile from a traditional crossing of the upper San Pedro River (known also as the Middle Crossing), used by the Southern Emigrant Trail and San Antonio-San Diego Mail Line.
Two years later this bridge marked the locale of the barns bridge that became the terminal site of Benson.
The 40,000-acre (160 km2) Jay Six cattle ranch is positioned just outside Benson.
Benson is positioned in Cochise County at 31 57 10 N 110 18 24 W (31.95288, -110.30677). According to the United States Enumeration Bureau, Benson has a total region of 41.5 square miles (107.4 km2), of which 0.04 square miles (0.1 km2), or 0.12%, is water. In the city, the populace was 19.5% under the age of 18, 6.7% from 18 to 24, 18.0% from 25 to 44, 26.5% from 45 to 64, and 29.3% who were 65 years of age or older.
Similar to other desert plains areas of Arizona, Benson receives little rainfall and is mostly hot.
Climate data for Benson, Arizona (Elevation 3,671ft) Benson Airport is positioned 5 miles (8 km) northwest of the town/city center.
Interstate 10 serves the town/city with four exits; the highway leads northwest 45 miles (72 km) to Tucson and northeast 35 miles (56 km) to Willcox.
Arizona State Route 80 leads southeast 24 miles (39 km) to Tombstone, and Arizona State Route 90 leads south 32 miles (51 km) to Sierra Vista.
4th Street; freight barns s serving Benson are the Union Pacific Railroad and the San Pedro and Southwestern Railroad.
Benson Area Transit (BAT) is a bus service that covers Benson, St.
Benson is also served by Greyhound. The World University is positioned in Benson.
The Benson Unified School District is a K-12 enhance school serving the Benson area, their mascot is the Benson Bobcats.
"Benson, Arizona" is the name of the infamous song to the movie Dark Star.
There is a Dark Star Road in Benson titled in honor of the film.
The Spiritual Conference for Radical Fairies was held August 31 2 September 2, 1979, at the Sri Ram Ashram in Benson, the foundational event that began the Radical Faeries community.
Scott, was filmed at the old Benson Hospital.
"Benson Hedges" by the prominent American band Fun.
References the lead singer and his existential crisis in Benson.
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"Singing Wind Bookshop (Benson, AZ): Address, Phone Number, Specialty & Gift Shop Reviews - Trip - Advisor".
"Geographic Identifiers: 2010 Demographic Profile Data (G001): Benson city, Arizona".
"Annual Estimates of the Resident Population for Incorporated Places: April 1, 2010 to July 1, 2015".
Benson Visitors Center Wikivoyage has a travel guide for Benson (Arizona).
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