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WILLIAMS, ARIZONA: THE LOMBARD GOOD AND COMPANY SMELTER, AND THE ANITA CONSOLIDATED COPPER COMPANY

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    WILLIAMS, ARIZONA:  THE LOMBARD GOOD AND COMPANY SMELTER,    THE ANITA CONSOLIDATED COPPER COMPANY, AND THE ANITA COPPER COMPANY                                       COPYRIGHT; ALL RIGHTS RESERVED (5/10/22) (Images from Williams, Arizona Sanford Fire Insurance Maps, December 1901: Library of Congress, Geography and Map Division) THE LOMBARD GOOD AND COMPANY SMELTER (Images from Williams, Arizona Sanford Fire Insurance Maps, December 1901:  Library of Congress, Geography and Map Division)     Notation on map reads: "Located 3/4-mile east of RR Depot. Not in operation Oct. 1901. Iron roofs. Whitewashed inside- water to be supplied from R.R. water supply to a tank to be located on a hill south of plant." In the early years of Williams, a sense of optimism and the hope of prosperity filled the hearts and minds of the town's citizens. A new lumber mill had been built, with ample supplies of Ponderosa Pines waiting to be harvested. The Atlantic and Pacific ran through the