Santa Claus, Arizona
Santa Claus (also known as Santa Claus Acres)[1] is a ghost town in Mohave County, Arizona, United States.
Santa Claus was started in 1937,[2] it lies about 14 miles (23 km) northwest of Kingman, Arizona, along U.S. Route 93 between mile markers 57 and 58,[3] immediately north of Hermit Drive and just south of both Grasshopper Junction, Arizona, and the Junk Art of Chloride,[3][4] a group of metal statues in Chloride, Arizona, that include a flamingo made out of a motorcycle gas tank.[3][5] Characterized in 1988 as "a little roadside place on the west shoulder of U.S. Route 93,"[2] Santa Claus receives traffic from motorists driving between Phoenix, Arizona, and Las Vegas, Nevada, or Hoover Dam.[2][6]
Santa Claus, Arizona Media
The legend of American frontiersman Kit Carson continued to grow after his 1868 death through dime novels, such as the one above.
Rear view of the Santa Claus Land Sales Office looking northeast, ,2008. To the right is the "Old 1225", a derailed, pink children's train tagged with graffiti. U.S. Route 93, Ithaca Peak (left), and Turquoise Mountain (right) can be seen in the background.
2006 United States Geological Survey survey of the depth to water and water-level altitude in the Santa Claus, Arizona area
References
- ↑ Clark, Marian. Route 66 Cookbook: Comfort Food from the Mother Road (2003)Council Oak Books. p. 191. ISBN 1-57178-128-5. Retrieved December 21, 2008.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 Winegardner, Mark. Elvis Presley Boulevard: From Sea to Shining Sea, Almost (1988)Atlantic Monthly Press. p. 175. ISBN 0-87113-205-2. Retrieved December 21, 2008.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 Santa Claus, Arizona – Santa's Land Ruins (2008)Roadside america. Retrieved December 21, 2008.
- ↑ Thompson, Clay. Clay Thompson's Valley 101: A Slightly Skewed Guide to Living in Arizona (2003)Primer Publishers. p. 102. ISBN 0-935810-71-4. Retrieved December 21, 2008.
- ↑ Chloride, Arizona – Junk Art of Chloride – Metal Statues (2008)Roadside america. Retrieved December 21, 2008.
- ↑ The Motorcycle Enthusiast in Action: The Magazine for More Motorcycling PleasureHarley-Davidson Motor Company. p. 2. Retrieved December 21, 2008.
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