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New Mexico
Jicarilla gold and coal camp
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 and wheat cents, cartridge cases, mining tools, school-era 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
1892-1942 gold and coal boomtown
A boomtown that sprang up in 1892 after gold and coal were found in the Jicarilla Mountains; its post office ran from 1892 to 1927 and the place lasted about 50 years.View source →
Before you go
Hazards noted for this site.
old mine workings, remote
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