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Coleman City placer gold camp
Ghost town Documented siteGray area
What you could find
Reported finds from this ground.
Gold
Coins and tokens
Nails and fittingsAlso reported: Indian Head cents, buttons, bottles.
Photos via Wikimedia Commons: BLM Alaska (Public domain), West Yorkshire Archaeology Advisory Service, Amy Downes, (CC BY-SA 2.0), North Lincolnshire Museum, Martin Foreman, (CC BY 2.0).
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Why this spot
1870 Julian-area placer rush camp
Tent camp of the first placer rush in the Julian area, founded after A. E. Coleman found gold on Coleman Creek in January 1870; by March it had about 150 men in a dozen tents. Once lode gold was found near Julian and the placers ran out, it was abandoned.View source →
Before you go
Hazards noted for this site.
highway traffic, creek banks
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