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Courtland Dragoon Mountains copper camp
Ghost town Documented sitePermission required
What you could find
Reported finds from this ground.
Coins and tokens
Nails and fittings
Old bottlesAlso reported: Barber and Mercury dimes, Indian Head and wheat cents, cartridge cases, car parts, household items.
Photos via Wikimedia Commons: West Yorkshire Archaeology Advisory Service, Amy Downes, (CC BY-SA 2.0), North Lincolnshire Museum, Martin Foreman, (CC BY 2.0), Sheila Sund (CC BY 2.0).
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Why this spot
1909-1921 copper boomtown
A 1909 copper boomtown at the foot of the Dragoon Mountains that reached about 2,000 people with two rail lines, a newspaper, a movie theater, car dealership and racetrack. Mines hit barren limestone from 1917, most people left in 1921 and the post office closed in 1942.View source →
Before you go
Hazards noted for this site.
open mine shafts, rattlesnakes
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