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Canada, British Columbia
Sandon BC
Slocan silver boom ghost town
Old dump ground Documented sitePermission required
What you could find
Reported finds from this ground.
Coins and tokensAlso reported: eyes-only: false-front buildings, mining machinery, powerhouse, trolley fleet.
Photos via Wikimedia Commons: West Yorkshire Archaeology Advisory Service, Amy Downes, (CC BY-SA 2.0).
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Why this spot
Silver-galena boomtown of the 1890s Slocan rush, burned 1900, flooded out 1955, now a volunteer-run heritage site with museum and trolleys
Townsite, museum and standing buildings documented by the Sandon Historical Society and heritage press; boom-era debris remains in the valley
Before you go
Hazards noted for this site.
Derelict structuresOld mine openings on hillsides, avalanche paths in winter
Keep exploring nearby
More spots in this area.