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Bumble Bee

Crown King Road, Black Canyon City, Arizona 85625 USA

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“ghost town with a cute name!”

This place is on private property. Listing for informational purposes only. Please do not visit without express permission from the land owner. Established in 1863, Bumble Bee served as a stagecoach stop and an outpost for the US Cavalry; with a post office established in 1879.With the demise of the stagecoach and the mining in the surrounding area, the site eventually faded away. An attempt to make the town a tourist attraction during the mid-1930s resulted in the construction of the current buildings; several of the buildings still stand and are occupied. As of February 7, 2012, these fake historic buildings have since been torn down and smaller homes have been built.Bumble Bee, Arizona and the nearby creek were given its name in 1870 when a Nevada former slave owner, J.X. Theut, first spotted the water source that saved his life. It is at this creek that Theut ran into the legendary drunk named K. Billingsley Callaway. Legend holds that Theut, known for being notoriously swift on his feet, came to the conclusion of tossing a rock at a bee hive which rested 2 feet from the maniac Billingsley Callaway. Theut tossed the pebble and the bees attacked Billingsley. Billingsley, being allergic to bees fell ill and crawled away back into his cave. Nobody has seen either man since.

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Bumble Bee

Crown King Road
Black Canyon City, Arizona
85625 USA
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