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Kentucky Camp hydraulic gold camp
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, assay crucible fragments, horseshoes.
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
1902-1912 hydraulic placer gold camp
Headquarters of the Santa Rita Water and Mining Company, formed in 1902 to channel runoff for hydraulic mining in the Greaterville placer district. The scheme collapsed after engineer James Stetson's death and the camp was abandoned by 1912.View source →
Before you go
Hazards noted for this site.
rattlesnakes, remote
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