DOUGLAS - COCHISE COUNTY, ARIZONADOUGLAS, ARIZONA was established in 1901. It is located along the US-Mexico border and sits as just over 4000 feet above sea level. Temperatures are cooler than Tucson, and monsoon rains come early in the summers. The town is named after mining pioneer, and Canadian, James S. Douglas.
Cattle ranching was always another important aspect in Douglas' growth. The Slaughter Ranch was established when John Slaughter purchased 65,000 acres of land in the 1880's. He would later build the ranch up to 100,000 acres. John Slaughter became Sheriff of Cochise County in 1886. There is some excellent history on the Slaughter Ranch site.
While staying in Douglas in the early 1900's, people would be entertained at The Grand Theatre. This theatre opened in 1919, and was considered to be the most beautiful theatre between Los Angeles and San Antonio. Today in Douglas, you can visit hundreds of buildings
and homes on the National Register of
Historic Places. Visit the Douglas Historic Douglas, Arizona is a border town, and has as its neighbor, the Mexico town of Agua Prieta. Agua Prieta is in the state of Sonora, Mexico. For More information on Douglas Arizona, visit The City of Douglas, Douglas Visitors Guide, and the Douglas Dispatch Newspaper. Thanks for Visiting
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Mining
was instrumental in the towns development. Smelters in Douglas processed
copper ore from the 
The
miners, cattlemen, ranchers and visitors might stay at the historic
Business
District and Church Square, where there
is a church on each corner. Like all of Southern Arizona, Douglas
has great places to observe nature, including the 
