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Lignite iron company mining town
Ghost town Documented siteRestricted
What you could find
Reported finds from this ground.
Buttons and buckles
Old bottlesAlso reported: Indian Head and Wheat cents, Barber and Mercury dimes, company scrip, mining tools.
Photos via Wikimedia Commons: Unknown (Public domain), Sheila Sund (CC BY 2.0).
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Why this spot
about 1890s-1920s company mining town
A company town of the Allegheny Ore and Iron Company, later part of Lukens Steel, with a company store, churches, school, post office and a theater on its main street. The company left in the 1920s when ore demand fell, though some people stayed in the houses until the 1950s.View source →
Before you go
Hazards noted for this site.
old mine workings
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