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Proctor Hazel Creek lumber town
Ghost town Documented siteProhibited, look only
What you could find
Reported finds from this ground.
Nails and fittings
Buttons and buckles
Old bottlesAlso reported: Indian Head and Wheat cents, Barber and Mercury dimes.
Photos via Wikimedia Commons: North Lincolnshire Museum, Martin Foreman, (CC BY 2.0), Unknown (Public domain), Sheila Sund (CC BY 2.0).
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Why this spot
19th century settlement to 1944 lumber town
A Hazel Creek town named for first settler Moses Proctor, with mine offices and a lumber mill, abandoned when Fontana Dam was built in 1944 and the land was added to the national park.View source →
Before you go
Hazards noted for this site.
remoteBears, rattlesnakes, lake access only
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