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Galena Middle Fork John Day gold camp
Ghost town Documented siteRestricted
What you could find
Reported finds from this ground.
Coins and tokens
Nails and fittings
Buttons and bucklesAlso reported: Indian Head cents, cartridge cases, miners' candle holders, 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
1865-1940 placer and lode gold camp
Mining community settled in 1865 at the mouth of Elk Creek, first called Susanville; it took the name Galena in 1901 after miners moved the old post office upstream. The mines were worked heavily in the 1860s and still ran in 1940.View source →
Before you go
Hazards noted for this site.
old mine workings, river
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