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Hedges (Tumco) Cargo Muchacho gold town
Ghost town Documented siteRestricted
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
1884-1942 desert gold mining town
Gold camp that grew from Peter Walters' 1884 Gold Rock strike into Hedges, peaking at about 3,200 residents between 1893 and 1899 around the Golden Cross mine and stamp mill. Nearly closed from 1900, it reopened as Tumco in 1910 and was worked on and off until 1942, when only 30 people remained.View source →
Before you go
Hazards noted for this site.
open mine shafts, heat, remote
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