▁line ▁continued ▁on ▁to ▁the ▁w ye ▁connection ▁at ▁Fair bank ▁and ▁the ▁New ▁Mexico ▁and ▁Arizona ▁Rail road , ▁and ▁then ▁on ▁to ▁B enson . ▁ ▁Here ford ▁was ▁a ▁common ▁stop ▁for ▁travel ers ▁heading ▁from ▁T omb stone , ▁ 1 5 ▁miles ▁north west , ▁down ▁the ▁San ▁Pedro ▁River ▁en ▁route ▁to ▁N aco , ▁Arizona ▁and ▁th ence ▁Mexico , ▁approximately ▁ 1 4 ▁miles ▁away . ▁ ▁The ▁original ▁town site ▁was ▁populated ▁until ▁the ▁ 1 9 5 0 s , ▁and ▁the ▁last ▁structures ▁disappeared ▁in ▁the ▁early ▁ 1 9 6 0 s . ▁ ▁Nothing ▁remains ▁of ▁the ▁original ▁town site ▁except ▁for ▁a ▁few ▁concrete ▁found ations ▁and ▁the ▁ball asted ▁rail ▁bed , ▁the ▁rails ▁and ▁t ies ▁having ▁been ▁pulled ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 6 . ▁ ▁Also ▁nearby ▁are ▁remains ▁of ▁the ▁former ▁Here ford ▁Army ▁Air field , ▁a ▁World ▁War ▁II - era ▁training ▁field ▁for ▁light ▁and ▁medium ▁bom ber ▁pil ots . ▁ ▁Little ▁remains ▁other ▁than ▁one ▁concrete ▁pad ▁and ▁traces ▁of ▁the ▁run way ▁t arm ac ▁in ▁the ▁bush es . ▁ ▁The ▁area ▁is ▁known ▁for ▁its ▁wild life ▁and ▁out door ▁activities . ▁H undred s ▁of ▁birds ▁and ▁but ter f lies ▁migr ate ▁through ▁this ▁area ▁year ▁round . ▁The ▁entry ▁turn off ▁to ▁the ▁Cor on ado ▁National ▁Memorial ▁is ▁located ▁in ▁Here ford . ▁The ▁Le hner ▁M amm oth - K ill