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Oatman was named for a migrating pioneer family attacked and killed by Indians near Gila Bend, Arizona, in 1851. Some fifty mines operated in the Oatman area. From its beginning in 1904 and through 1931, the Oatman district produced $36,000,000 in ore. Population of Oatman at its peak was estimated to be more than 10,000.
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Oatman, Arizona · United States
