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Kearsarge high Sierra silver camp
Ghost town Documented siteGray area
What you could find
Reported finds from this ground.
Gold
Coins and tokens
Buttons and bucklesAlso reported: Indian Head cents, mining tools, square nails, bottles.
Photos via Wikimedia Commons: BLM Alaska (Public domain), West Yorkshire Archaeology Advisory Service, Amy Downes, (CC BY-SA 2.0), Unknown (Public domain).
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Why this spot
1864-1888 silver and gold mining camp
Silver camp below Kearsarge Peak, named for the Union warship as a reply to the nearby Alabama Hills. An avalanche on March 1, 1866 swept away most of the town; the camp moved nearby, the Rex Montis mine was worked from 1875 to 1883, and the place was mostly abandoned by 1888.View source →
Before you go
Hazards noted for this site.
avalanche terrainSteep slopes, mine tunnels
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