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Ingham railroad and silica mining town
Ghost town Documented siteGray area
What you could find
Reported finds from this ground.
Coins and tokens
Buttons and buckles
Nails and fittingsAlso reported: Indian Head and Wheat cents, mining tools, bottles.
Photos via Wikimedia Commons: West Yorkshire Archaeology Advisory Service, Amy Downes, (CC BY-SA 2.0), Unknown (Public domain), North Lincolnshire Museum, Martin Foreman, (CC BY 2.0).
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Why this spot
1886-1950s railroad farm and silica town
The Burlington Railroad founded Ingham in 1886 between Farnam and Moorefield; it gained a post office in 1898, a high school and a silica mining industry. The silica works moved to Eustis in 1928, better roads drew trade away, and the settlement had vanished by the 1950s.View source →
Before you go
Hazards noted for this site.
old silica workings, abandoned machinery
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