Dragoon Springs, Arizona
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 Dragoon Springs
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| Coordinates: 31°59′51″N 110°01′20″W / 31.99750°N 110.02222°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Arizona |
| County | Cochise County |
| Elevation | 4,925 ft (1,501 m) |
Dragoon Springs is an historic site in what is now Cochise County, Arizona, at an elevation of 4,925 feet (1,501 m). The name comes from a nearby natural spring, Dragoon Spring, to the south in the Dragoon Mountains at 5,148 feet (1,569 m) (31°59′5″N 110°0′56″W / 31.98472°N 110.01556°W). The spring was named for those who discovered it here in 1856, the U. S. Dragoons that were on their way to establish Fort Buchanan.
Present day (2013) 
1860 from same point above showing the graves, north of the gate, of the three massacred Butterfield employees. (Two were buried in one grave)
Dragoon Spring was a watering place on the Southern Emigrant Trail in territory which eventually joined the United States in the Gadsden Purchase, becoming part of the New Mexico Territory. Following the purchase, Dragoon Spring was used as a watering place by the San Antonio-San Diego Mail Line , commonly called the "Jackass Mail", starting in July 1857. After Butterfield started service in September 1858, the Jackass Mail was still operating using Butterfield's improved trail.
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