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Ray, Arizona

Field	Value
name	Ray, Arizona
settlement_type	Ghost town
image_skyline	Mesa raymine.jpg
image_caption	Teapot Mesa, above Ray mine
map_caption	Location in the state of Arizona
pushpin_map	Arizona
pushpin_label	Ray
pushpin_label_position	left
coordinates
subdivision_type	Country
subdivision_name	United States
subdivision_type1	State
subdivision_name1	Arizona
subdivision_type2	County
subdivision_name2	Pinal
elevation_footnotes
elevation_m	647
elevation_ft	2123
timezone	MST (no DST)
utc_offset	-7

Ray is a ghost town in Pinal County, Arizona, United States; it is mostly known for the large copper mine there. It was named after the nearby Ray mine, which was begun by the Ray Copper Company in 1882, after the sister of one of the miners, whose name was Bullinger.

The town of Kearny was founded by the Kennecott Mining Company in 1958 as a planned community to accommodate the populations of Ray, Barcelona and Sonora, which were about to be enveloped by Kennecott's copper mine. Relocation to Kearny began in 1958.

The Copper Basin Railway ran through the town.

A newspaper, the Arizona Copper Camp, was published in Ray from 1910 to 1920.

Notable people

Edward Landers Drew, died during a shootout near Ray, 1911
Tom Graeff, actor, producer, director, born in Ray
Gory Guerrero, wrestler, born in Ray
Jeanmarie Simpson, theatre and film artist and activist, born in Ray
Kate Lyra, Brazilian actress, born in Ray. NO WP Article for these names. WP:WTAF and then provide to readers--

References

Ray, Arizona in 1908. The old townsite was consumed by the Ray mine open pit.

References

{{gnis. 33415. Ray
[https://azmemory.azlibrary.gov/nodes/view/20851, Arizona Copper Camp newspaper]

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