Crown King, Arizona
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Crown King is an unincorporated community in Yavapai County, Arizona, United States. Crown King has a ZIP Code of 86343; in 2000, the population of the 86343 ZCTA was 133. The site of a former gold mi
Main Street in Crown King (2025)
Crown King Saloon
Crown King Branch
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Completed in 1904, the Crown King Branch of the Bradshaw Mountain Railroad, also known as Murphy's Impossible Railroad, linked the town of Crown King with the end of the Prescott and Eastern Railroad
Crown King, Arizona
…time. While an active mining town, Crown King was served by the Bradshaw Mountain Railroad. Rail service to the area began in 1904 upon completion of "Murphy's Impossible Railroad" – a series of switchbacks and trestles that ascended the mountain terrain between Cleator and Crown King. The railroad began in Mayer, Arizona…
Crown King Branch route in 1930