Lowell, Arizona

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Lowell, Arizona
Populated place
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Lowell (the United States)
Coordinates: 31°25′40″N109°53′37″W / 31.42778°N 109.89361°W / 31.42778; -109.89361
Country United States
State Arizona
County Cochise
Elevation
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5,076 ft (1,547 m)
Time zone UTC-7 (Mountain (MST))
 • Summer (DST) UTC-7 (MST)
Area code 520
FIPS code 04-42310
GNIS feature ID7442 [1]

Lowell is a populated place situated in Cochise County, Arizona, United States. [2] It was incorporated into Bisbee in the early 1900s. [3]

Originally a residential town, it was later settled by many miners from countries such as Finland, Serbia and Montenegro working in the Lavender Pit mine located there. [4]

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References

  1. 1 2 U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Lowell, Arizona
  2. ↑ "Lowell (in Cochise County, AZ) Populated Place Profile". AZ Hometown Locator. Retrieved April 26, 2017.
  3. ↑ "Erie Street, Historic Lowell".
  4. ↑ Arizona The Grand Canyon State A State Guide. US History Publishers. pp. 379–380. ISBN   978-1-60354-003-2.

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