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Alunite World War I potash town
Ghost town Documented siteGray area
What you could find
Reported finds from this ground.
Nails and fittings
Old bottlesAlso reported: Barber and Mercury dimes, wheat cents, mining tools, household items.
Photos via Wikimedia Commons: North Lincolnshire Museum, Martin Foreman, (CC BY 2.0), Sheila Sund (CC BY 2.0).
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Why this spot
1915-1930 potash company town
A company town around a 1915 reduction plant extracting potash from alunite ore, which became the only US potash source in World War I and employed over 100 people. Activity ended after the war and the town was empty by 1930.View source →
Before you go
Hazards noted for this site.
old mine workings
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