Located
in historic
Cochise
County,
Pearce/Sunsites
is a community
of both
working
and retired
residents,
85 miles
southeast
of Tucson
and 28 miles
southwest
of Willcox.
Sunsites
is growing
into a completely
self-supporting
unincorporated
community.
Pearce,
which was
a mining
town of
1,500 people
in 1919,
is the site
of one of
the richest
mines in
Arizona,
producing
over $15
million
in gold
during its
years of
production.
The historic
Pearce Store
and several
ruins remain
today.
Sunsites
is located
along
the Cochise
Trail,
a route
beginning
at Willcox
and hitting
numerous
points
of historical
interest
in Cochise
County
-- including
Bisbee,
Tombstone
and Fort
Huachuca.
Ghost
towns
of former
mining
camps
of Gleeson,
Hilltop,
Paradise,
Sunglow
and Courtland
dot the
trail.
Cochise
Stronghold,
one the
hideout
for Apache
Chief
Cochise,
is now
a camping
and picnic
ground
maintained
by the
National
Forest
Service
8 miles
from Sunsites.
Chiricahua
National
Monument
and the
Wonderland
of Rocks
are within
a 45-minute
drive.
The
Amerind
Foundation,
located
19 miles
from Sunsites,
is an
archaeological
research
center
and museum
specializing
in prehistoric
Native
American
culture
in the
Southwest.
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