Unlike Gleeson, the community thrived for a little longer in Pearce, with a post office that continued to run until the 1960s (and is now a home) and a general store which was restored and placed on the National Register of Historic Buildings. Apart from that, the town – which includes an unrestored twin of the Gleeson jail – became largely reclaimed by the desert, while Gleeson Jail itself now houses a mini museum of newspaper articles, artefacts and memorabilia.

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