Soldiers Hole
During the Chiricahua Apache Campaign (1861-1886) cavalry troops on maneuvers camped here at a permanent source of water known as Soldiers Hole.
W. C. Sanderson and Ambrose Lyall struck artesian water nearby in 1883.
In 1892 a twelve-battery stamp mill was erected and a post office was established under the name "Descanso", meaning a haven of rest. A school was built which the Mormon settlers also used for their church.
When the railroad by-passed Soldiers Hole in 1909, its usefulness came to an end.
Cochise County Historical Society •• Whitewater/Elfrida L.D.S. Ward
The Grizzle Family •• The Cooper Family
Jim Collett
Rocks from the stamp mill were used for the monument.
Marker is on West Gleeson Road 2.5 miles west of Arizona Highway 191, on the right when traveling west.
Courtesy hmdb.org
