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Tin City Cape Mountain tin camp

Ghost town Documented siteGray area
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What you could find

Reported finds from this ground.

Coins and tokensCoins and tokens
Buttons and bucklesButtons and buckles
Old bottlesOld bottles

Also reported: Liberty and Indian Head cents, mining tools, cans, cartridge cases.

Photos via Wikimedia Commons: West Yorkshire Archaeology Advisory Service, Amy Downes, (CC BY-SA 2.0), Unknown (Public domain), Sheila Sund (CC BY 2.0).

Why this spot

1903-1909 tin mining camp

Mining camp set up in 1903 at the base of Cape Mountain after tin ore was found in 1902, with a post office from 1904 to 1909. By 1907 it had a few scattered houses and two companies working from the village.View source →

Before you go

Hazards noted for this site.

remoteExtreme cold, military site nearby

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