Henry Wickenburg, Date of Birth, Date of Death

    

Henry Wickenburg

Founder of Wickenburg, Arizona

Date of Birth: 21-Nov-1819

Date of Death: 14-May-1905

Profession: politician

Nationality: United States

Zodiac Sign: Scorpio


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About Henry Wickenburg

  • Henry Wickenburg (November 21, 1819 – May 14, 1905) was a Prussian prospector who discovered the Vulture Mine and founded the town of Wickenburg in the U.S.
  • state of Arizona.
  • Wickenburg later in life became a farmer and died penniless despite the fact that the mine that he discovered produced as much as $70 million worth of gold during its course of operation, making it the most important gold mine in Arizona.

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