Name:
Tyrone
County:
Grant
Zip Code:
Latitude / Longitude:
32° 38′ 30.5 N, 108° 19′ 31.5 W
Elevation:
Time Zone:
Mountain (MST) (UTC-7)
Comments:
Tyrone is a ghost town located in Grant County, New Mexico, United States, in the southwestern part of the state.
Remains:
Tyrone was an elaborately planned community financed by the Phelps Dodge Corporation, based on Mediterranean and European styles, designed by well-known architect Bertram Goodhue and built in 1915 at a cost of more than a million dollars. A drop in copper prices in 1921 closed the mines and the town was deserted.
Established:
Disestablished:
Current Status:
The townsite was later destroyed as part of Phelps Dodge’s development of the Tyrone open-pit copper mine, which began operation in 1969.
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