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Harshaw Patagonia Mountains silver camp
Ghost town Documented siteRestricted
What you could find
Reported finds from this ground.
Coins and tokens
Nails and fittings
Buttons and bucklesAlso reported: cartridge cases, horseshoes, 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
1870s-1960s silver mining town
Settled in the 1870s around silver found by David Harshaw, its Hermosa mine was among Arizona's top producers in 1880, and the population rose and fell with silver prices. The mines closed for good by the 1960s after the town was folded into the Coronado National Forest in 1953.View source →
Before you go
Hazards noted for this site.
open mine shaftsUnstable ruins, rattlesnakes
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