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Capitol City Henson Creek silver town
Ghost town Documented sitePermission required
What you could find
Reported finds from this ground.
Coins and tokens
Nails and fittings
Old bottlesAlso reported: Trade and Morgan dollars, Indian Head cents, brick fragments, cartridge cases.
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), Sheila Sund (CC BY 2.0).
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Why this spot
1877-1890s silver smelter town
Silver town founded as Galena City in 1877 by George Lee, renamed in the hope of becoming state capital, with about 800 people, hotels, bars, a school, a smelter and a sawmill. It emptied as silver prices fell, and the post office closed in 1920.View source →
Before you go
Hazards noted for this site.
high altitude, 4WD road, private land
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