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Cerbat mountain mining camp

Ghost town Documented siteGray area

What you could find

Reported finds from this ground.

Coins and tokensCoins and tokens
Nails and fittingsNails and fittings
Buttons and bucklesButtons and buckles

Also reported: cartridge cases, mining tools, mill parts, 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).

Why this spot

late 1860s-1912 mining camp and county seat

A mining camp from the late 1860s with cabins for over 100 settlers, a school and doctor's and lawyer's offices, and Mohave County's seat until 1877. The post office ran from 1872 to 1912.View source →

Before you go

Hazards noted for this site.

open mine shafts, remote

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