A Tale of Two Cities: Life on Both Sides of the U.S.-Mexico Border

Douglas Douglas, Arizona is a small and charming city lying in the Sulphur Springs Valley. The town started as a mining town, smelting the copper from nearby Bisbee, Arizona. The mine closed in 1987, and the town never really recovered. Douglas has a modest population of around 15,000. The main building in the city’s downtown,...

By: Sofia Bartholomew

Outlets: Queens University News Service

Published: May 14, 2025

Words: 1,157

Last Updated: 2 months, 2 weeks ago

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Douglas, Arizona is a small and charming city lying in the Sulphur Springs Valley. The town started as a mining town, smelting the copper from nearby Bisbee, Arizona. The mine closed in 1987, and the town never really recovered.

Douglas has a modest population of around 15,000. The main building in the city’s downtown, which is only a couple of blocks long, is the historic Gadsden Hotel. Small businesses line the few blocks, including …

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