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Bouse was settled in 1906 and named Brayton for John Brayton Martin who
kept the Brayton Commercial Company for the Harquahala Mine. However, when
the postal application was filed in 1907, postal officials picked up the
applicant's name, Thomas Bouse, and the name Brayton faded into history.
East of Bouse, 30 miles along a dirt road, is Swansea. Now a ghost
town, Swansea was once a copper mining community of 750. Although the mine
closed in 1924 and the town died, many remnants still exist.
Twenty miles east of Bouse, in the remote Butler Valley, is Camp Bouse.
This secret Army base was built during World War II to train men with a
"new" tank designed for night warfare. Camp Bouse Ninth Tank Group Memorial
was recently established on Highway 72 in Bouse.
The Bouse
Assay Office has been restored and opened as an information and tourist
center. Founders Day is celebrated in November. The Bouse Boosters hold
both a Christmas Bazaar and Spring Fever Days.
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