Community: Nogales

Introduction

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Nogales, Arizona, and its twin city, Nogales, Sonora, Mexico, are on the international border separating the United States and Mexico. The Arizona city serves as both the economic capital and the county seat of Santa Cruz County, the smallest and southernmost of Arizona's counties. The city is in a mountainous setting at an elevation of 3,865 feet.

Santa Cruz County and the city of Nogales have 200 properties listed in the National Register of Historic Sites, two of which are Tumacacori National Monument, visited by Father Kino in 1691; and Tubac Presidio, established by the Spanish in 1752 on an Indian village site. Other sites are the Old Tubac Schoolhouse, Old Nogales City Hall, Santa Cruz County Courthouse, and Patagonia Railroad Depot. The Patagonia-Sonoita Creek Sanctuary, 19 miles east, attracts worldwide visitors to see its diverse bird life. Nogales' original city hall houses Pimeria Alta Historical Society Museum. Nearby are Parker Canyon, Pena Blanca Lake and Patagonia Lake State Park. Visitors also enjoy area ghost towns and mining camps. Nogales, Sonora, offers curio shops, first-class restaurants and night clubs.

FOUNDED: 1880
DISTANCE TO PHOENIX: 179 miles
HIGHWAYS: I-19; SR 82
ENTERPRISE ZONE AVAILABLE
INCORPORATED: Yes - 1893
ELEVATION: 3,865 feet
DISTANCE TO TUCSON: 67 miles
COUNTY: Santa Cruz County