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Quartzburg Boise Basin gold mill town
Ghost town Documented siteGray area
What you could find
Reported finds from this ground.
Coins and tokens
Nails and fittings
Old bottlesAlso reported: cartridge cases.
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
1862-1938 lode gold mining town
Lode-mining town that grew after a gold-bearing quartz vein was found in 1862, in the Boise Basin where thousands of Chinese miners worked. A 1938 fire destroyed the Gold Hill mill and the town, and the post office closed two years later.View source →
Before you go
Hazards noted for this site.
mine workings, burned debris
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