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Forest City American Fork smelter town
Ghost town Documented siteRestricted
What you could find
Reported finds from this ground.
Coins and tokens
Nails and fittings
Buttons and bucklesAlso reported: smelter slag, mining tools, 1870s 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
1871-1880 silver smelter town
Grew around the Sultana Smelting Works built in 1871 at Dutchman Flat to treat Miller Hill Mine ore, with population estimates as high as 2,000 to 3,000. The American Fork Railroad never reached it, transport costs sank the mines, and the town was deserted by 1880.View source →
Before you go
Hazards noted for this site.
high elevation weatherOld mine workings
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