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Somersville coal-mining ghost town
Ghost town Documented siteProhibited, look only
What you could find
Reported finds from this ground.
Coins and tokens
Nails and fittings
Buttons and bucklesAlso reported: Indian Head cents, ceramics, 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
1850s-1900s Mount Diablo coalfield town
Coal town named for Francis Somers, discoverer of the Black Diamond Mine, home to the Manhattan, Union, Eureka, Pittsburg and Independent mines. In 1870 it had four stores, a hotel, boarding houses, four saloons, two churches and a school; its post office ran from 1863 to 1910.View source →
Before you go
Hazards noted for this site.
sealed mine openings, rattlesnakes
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