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Red Mountain Town silver camp
Ghost town Documented siteGray area
What you could find
Reported finds from this ground.
Coins and tokens
Nails and fittings
Buttons and bucklesAlso reported: Seated Liberty and Morgan dollars, Indian Head cents, mining tools, cartridge cases, bottles.
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), Unknown (Public domain).
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Why this spot
1880s-1890s Red Mountain silver district
Silver camp founded after 1882 strikes in the Red Mountain district, served by the Silverton Railroad and peaking above 1,000 people near the Yankee Girl mine. Its business district burned in 1892 and the town moved several times after fires.View source →
Before you go
Hazards noted for this site.
collapsing structuresMine tailings, highway traffic, high altitude
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