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Harmony Borax Works twenty-mule-team camp
Ghost town Documented siteProhibited, look only
What you could find
Reported finds from this ground.
Coins and tokens
Nails and fittings
Old bottlesAlso reported: Indian Head cents.
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
1883-1888 borax refinery
William Tell Coleman's borax works at Furnace Creek, whose twenty-mule-team wagons hauled borax to the railhead at Mojave. It operated until Coleman's business collapsed in 1888.View source →
Before you go
Hazards noted for this site.
extreme heat
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