Ehrenberg, Arizona

Ehrenberg, also historically spelled "Ehrenburg", is an unincorporated community and census-designated place (CDP) in La Paz County, Arizona, United States.

[4] Ehrenberg is located on the Colorado River, which forms the border with Riverside County, California, near the city of Blythe.

In 1863, German mining engineer Herman Ehrenberg was hired to survey a new townsite along the Colorado River, approximately 6 miles (10 km) from La Paz, Arizona.

The town, named Mineral City, began to grow in 1866, after a new landing was established there, supported by the steamboat captains of the George A. Johnson Company.

[5] Around the start of the 20th century, railroads began to bypass the river as the major means of transporting goods.

[7] Many of the surviving older buildings in town were torn down in the 1950s to make way for a trailer park.

[3] This area has a large amount of sunshine year round due to its stable descending air and high pressure.

Ehrenberg in 1911
Mercado de Amigos Meat Market sign