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Bodie Toroda Creek gold-mining ghost town
Ghost town Documented siteGray area
What you could find
Reported finds from this ground.
Coins and tokens
Nails and fittings
Buttons and bucklesAlso reported: Indian Head cents, cartridge cases, miners' candle holders, 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
1888-1934 gold mining and milling camp
Gold camp occupied from 1888 on Toroda Creek, where ore was mined, milled and processed in town; about 1.2 million dollars in gold was recovered. Falling gold prices closed the mine and emptied the buildings in 1934.View source →
Before you go
Hazards noted for this site.
leaning buildings, old mine workings
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