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Garlock stamp-mill town
Ghost town Documented siteGray area
What you could find
Reported finds from this ground.
Coins and tokens
Nails and fittings
Old bottlesAlso reported: Indian Head cents, cartridge cases.
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
1887-1898 gold milling town
Watering stop called Cow Wells that became a milling town after the 1893 Goler gold rush, when Eugene Garlock brought in a stamp mill to crush ore from the Yellow Aster Mine on Rand Mountain. It thrived until 1898, when water was piped to Randsburg and a railroad reached it; the post office ran from 1896 to 1904 and 1923 to 1926.View source →
Before you go
Hazards noted for this site.
remote, heat
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