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Idaho
Rocky Bar South Boise gold camp
Ghost town Documented siteGray area
What you could find
Reported finds from this ground.
Coins and tokens
Nails and fittings
Old bottlesAlso reported: arrastra and stamp mill parts, mining tools, cartridge cases.
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), Sheila Sund (CC BY 2.0).
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Why this spot
1863-1892 gold boom, slow decline to the 1960s
Gold camp founded in December 1863 on the Feather River that topped 2,500 people, was Alturas County seat from 1864 to 1882 and was even considered for territorial capital. Shallow ore bodies declined from 1889, an 1892 fire destroyed much of the town, and it has had no permanent residents since the 1960s.View source →
Before you go
Hazards noted for this site.
remote, rough road, mine workings
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