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Sasco copper smelter company town
Ghost town Documented siteGray area
What you could find
Reported finds from this ground.
Nails and fittingsAlso reported: Barber and Mercury dimes, Indian Head and wheat cents, smelter slag, cartridge cases, broken glass and cans.
Photos via Wikimedia Commons: North Lincolnshire Museum, Martin Foreman, (CC BY 2.0).
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Why this spot
1907-1921 smelter company town
A company town built around the Southern Arizona Smelting Company smelter finished in 1908, with about 600 residents, stores and saloons. The smelter closed in 1911, reopened under Asarco in 1915, was hit hard by the 1918 flu, and closed when Silver Bell Mine shut in 1921; most buildings were razed in 1933.View source →
Before you go
Hazards noted for this site.
recreational shootingUnstable ruins, heat
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