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Malheur City Willow Creek gold camp
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, cartridge cases, miners' candle holders, 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
1863-1911 placer gold camp
Gold camp founded in 1863 after the El Dorado mine strike on Willow Creek. It emptied around 1911 as mining slowed.View source →
Before you go
Hazards noted for this site.
remote, rattlesnakes
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