In 1878 the place where the town of Douglas now exists was known as Black Water, so called because of a dirty water hole. Nevertheless, water was so scarce that Black Water was much used. Park Whitney, Charles A. Overlocke and J.A. Brock in 1901 located a town which they named for Dr. Stewart Douglas (b. Quebec, June 19, 1868; d. January 2, 1929). Others joined with the small group and in February 1902 the Douglas Improvement Company was incorporated to operate and maintain public utilities. Douglas moved to Bisbee in 1889 where he became assayer for the Copper Queen Mining Company. He married the daughter of Lewis Williams on November 11, 1891. In 1900 he became the superintendent of a mine in Sonora for Phelps Dodge."

Post Office est. March 5, 1901, Incorporated May 15, 1905.

Barnes, Will C.; Granger, Byrd (ed.) Arizona Place Names University of Arizona Press. 1960.
P. 36

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Websites

Arizona Department of Commerce Community Profile, Douglas, Arizona
http://www.commerce.state.az.us/comm/douglas.pdf

Douglas, Arizona Homepage
http://www.ci.douglas.az.us/

History of Douglas, Arizona
http://www.theriver.com/RanchoRio/douglas/

The Arizonan.com Douglas Arizona
http://www.arizonan.com/douglas/index.html

Douglas Public Library
560 10th. Street Douglas, Arizona 85607
(520)364-3851
http://cochise.lib.az.us/douglas.htm

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Newspapers

The Daily Dispatch
http://news.mywebpal.com/index.cfm?pnpid=777

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Sites to See

SLAUGHTER RANCH MUSEUM
6153 GERONIMO TRL DOUGLAS AZ 85607
(520) 558-2474

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Books/Manuscripts found in the ASU Library Catalog

Let the tail go with the hide : the story of Ben F. Williams / as told to Teresa Williams Irwin ; with an introductory note by Tom Lea. :

Douglas, Arizona : its first seventy-five years "and a few before" / researched and written by Ervin Bond. :

Border boom town : Douglas, Arizona, 1900-1920.
 

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Items on the Arizona and Southwest Index

John H. Slaughter: Texas Ranger, Arizona Sheriff and Cattle Rancher.
FM MSM-341

Camp Harry Jones
CM MSM-113

Biography of James Douglas
CB BIO DOU,JAM

Douglas, Arizona: The Community with A Destiny
CE DTO Douglas.11

Notes on the Development of Phelps, Dodge and Company's Copper and Railroad Interests. 1906
CE EPH MCC-16

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