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Hecla silver mining town on Lion Mountain
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, mining tools, cartridge cases, 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
1880s-1890s silver mining town
Company town built in 1881 by the Hecla Consolidated Mining Company near Lion City, which grew to 1,500 to 1,800 people with waterworks, a church and a school for 200 pupils. A four-mile narrow-gauge tram carried ore down to the mill at Glendale.View source →
Before you go
Hazards noted for this site.
open mine workingsHigh elevation, remote
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