Copper Mountain Smelter
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D. F. Mitchell Unknown 1600.0146.0004.jpg M - 146 B&W 1600-0146-0004 m271p Stereograph Print 4x6 Historic Photographs June, 1883 Reproduction requires permission. Digital images property of SHM Library & ArchivesDescription
Copper Mountain Smelter, Bradshaw Mountain Region, Aqua Fria Mining District, Arizona Territory.
The Copper Mountain Smelter was located 5 miles northeast of Mayer on the Agua Fria River. The town was named in honor of its founder, Issac T. Stoddard. Mr. Stoddard (b. 1851 - d. 1914) served as Secretary of the Arizona Territory from June 21, 1901 until March 18, 1904.
At its’ peak, Stoddard had a population of 300. Among the town's buildings and housing was a Post Office that operated from 1882 until 1927. The smelter/furnace/mill serviced many of the popular larger mines in the area. Copper mining flourished until the demand for the metal declined after World War I ended. Stoddard enjoyed a brief comeback from 1945 until 1950 after the end of World War II.
Along with scant remains of mines and buildings in Stoddard, are noticeable slag piles, a by-product of the waste metal oxides and silicon dioxides from the former Copper Mountain Smelter.
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