The Inn at Castle Rock, Bisbee, Arizona. In 1880, the small mining community petitioned for a post office to be established, the group selected the name of Bisbee after DeWitt Bisbee who helped secure financing for the Copper Queen mine. During the 1880’s the small mining community grew from a few hundred to about 1,500 individuals. By the early 1900's, Bisbee's rich mineral sites helped it to become the largest city between St. Louis and San Francisco.
