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Clifton Cliff Mine copper town
Ghost town Documented siteGray area
What you could find
Reported finds from this ground.
Coins and tokens
Buttons and buckles
Nails and fittingsAlso reported: large and Indian Head cents, Cornish miners' tools, candle holders, brewery and soda bottles.
Photos via Wikimedia Commons: West Yorkshire Archaeology Advisory Service, Amy Downes, (CC BY-SA 2.0), Unknown (Public domain), North Lincolnshire Museum, Martin Foreman, (CC BY 2.0).
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Why this spot
1845-1887 Keweenaw copper mining town
Mining community for the Cliff mine, opened in 1845 by the Pittsburgh and Boston Mining Company and the most productive copper mine in the country from 1845 to 1854, worked by Irish, German, French Canadian and Cornish miners. Large-scale mining ended in 1878 and tributers worked it until 1887, after which the town was deserted.View source →
Before you go
Hazards noted for this site.
open mine shafts and pits, rock piles
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