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Davis pyrite mining village
Ghost town Documented sitePermission required
What you could find
Reported finds from this ground.
Coins and tokens
Nails and fittings
Buttons and bucklesAlso reported: Indian Head cents, mining tools, bottles.
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), Unknown (Public domain).
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Why this spot
1882-1911 pyrite mining village
Village around the Davis Pyrite Mine, the largest iron pyrite mine in Massachusetts, with a blacksmith, a butcher, electric lighting, four shafts and at least 150 homes. A collapse in 1911 ended the mine and the camp had faded by 1937.View source →
Before you go
Hazards noted for this site.
mine shafts and collapse areasAcid mine drainage
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