Exterior view of a weathered old building with a covered porch and a large tree in the foreground. — **Plate I.** Historic store building, Pearce — Sunsites. From explorecochise.com

An old single-story building with a porch and a tin roof under a blue sky. — **Plate II.** Old Post Office, Pearce. From explorecochise.com

Pearce

Sunsites, Cochise County, Arizona. Mining ghost town.

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Where: Sunsites, Cochise County, AZ. No street address stated. Directions
When: Historic Pearce Jail: first Saturday of each month from October to May.
Season: Open year-round; jail open first Saturday October through May.
Getting there: Standing at the junction of Ghost Town Trail and Pearce Road. Located south of Willcox, near Sunsites in the Sulphur Springs Valley.
Fees: Free to visit (not stated).
Access: The Historic Pearce Jail is open to the public on the first Saturday of each month from October to May, or by appointment via Willy at 760-443-6062 leave a message. The Pearce Cemetery is maintained by the Pearce Cemetery Association.
Walk-in or reserve: Walk-in on first Saturday of each month October to May, or by appointment for the jail.
Phone: 760-443-6062
Managed by: Old Pearce Preservation Association (Historic Pearce Jail); Pearce Cemetery Association (Cemetery).
Established: 1894.

Mining ghost town founded by James Pearce around the Commonwealth Mine, the greatest gold mining settlement in Arizona. Historic buildings and the century-old Pearce Cemetery are still present.

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