Forrest, Arizona
Populated place in Arizona, United States
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Forrest was a populated place situated in Cochise County, Arizona, United States.[2]
Forrest, Arizona | |
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Populated place | |
Paul Lime Plant in 1972 | |
  Forrest Location within the state of Arizona  Forrest Forrest (the United States) | |
| Coordinates: 31°22′00″N 109°43′39″W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Arizona |
| County | Cochise |
| Elevation | 4,196 ft (1,279 m) |
| Time zone | UTC-7 (Mountain (MST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-7 (MST) |
| Area code | 520 |
| FIPS code | 04-24180 |
| GNIS feature ID | 24420[1] |
History
Forrest was on the El Paso and Southwestern Railroad and was named for a local old resident and rancher.[3]
The Paul Lime Plant began operating nearby in 1918[4] and the railway spur to there was renamed Paul's Spur.[5] By the 1940s it was the largest lime producer in Southern Arizona.[4]
Forrest had a post office that opened on May 8, 1914.[3] Forrest School was twice destroyed by fire, once in 1915 and again in 1929 when it was replaced by a larger brick building.[5] At one time up to 200 families lived nearby working in the lime plant.[5] However following mechanisation the population dropped and the school closed in 1963.[5] Forrest School District continued in existence organising transport to schools in Douglas.[5]