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Helvetia Santa Rita copper camp
Ghost town Documented sitePermission required
What you could find
Reported finds from this ground.
Coins and tokens
Nails and fittings
Old bottlesAlso reported: Indian Head cents, cartridge cases, slag, household items.
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
1891-1920s copper mining camp
A copper camp in the Santa Rita Mountains that grew from about 55 workers to some 550 residents in 1899 under the Helvetia Copper Company. It was abandoned in the early 1920s.View source →
Before you go
Hazards noted for this site.
open mine shaftsActive mining area, rattlesnakes
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