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Porcupine Creek gold-mining camp
Ghost town Documented siteGray area
What you could find
Reported finds from this ground.
Coins and tokens
Gold
Nails and fittingsAlso reported: Barber and Mercury dimes, Liberty and Indian Head cents, cartridge cases, cans and can keys, stove parts, bottles.
Photos via Wikimedia Commons: West Yorkshire Archaeology Advisory Service, Amy Downes, (CC BY-SA 2.0), BLM Alaska (Public domain), North Lincolnshire Museum, Martin Foreman, (CC BY 2.0).
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Why this spot
1898-1936 placer gold camp
Seasonal gold camp that grew after the 1898 discovery on Porcupine Creek, with permanent buildings added slowly; most surviving structures date from 1927-36, when the Sunshine Mining Company was the main operator.View source →
Before you go
Hazards noted for this site.
river crossingDecaying buildings, bears
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