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Brodhead family coal company town
Ghost town Documented siteGray area
What you could find
Reported finds from this ground.
Coins and tokens
Buttons and buckles
Old bottlesAlso reported: Barber and Mercury dimes, Wheat cents, miners' lamp parts, 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).
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Why this spot
1899-1960s company coal town
Company coal town owned by the three Brodhead brothers, with a population of about 300 in 1911, a general store, boarding house and saloon. The mines ran until the mid-1960s, and the post office closed in 1939.View source →
Before you go
Hazards noted for this site.
old mine workings, interstate traffic
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