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Star City silver boom camp
Ghost town Documented siteGray area
What you could find
Reported finds from this ground.
Gold
Coins and tokens
Buttons and bucklesAlso reported: Indian Head cents, mill hardware, square nails, cartridge cases, bottles.
Photos via Wikimedia Commons: BLM Alaska (Public domain), West Yorkshire Archaeology Advisory Service, Amy Downes, (CC BY-SA 2.0), Unknown (Public domain).
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Why this spot
1861-1868 silver boomtown
Silver camp in the Star Mining District that peaked at 1,200 people in 1864 to 1865 with two hotels, a Wells Fargo office, a church and over a dozen saloons; its Sheba Mine produced about $5 million. The ore ran out in 1868 and the town collapsed so fast that the mail and telegraph were still running for a single family; 78 people remained by 1871.View source →
Before you go
Hazards noted for this site.
mine workings, remote
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