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Sneffels Revenue Mill mining town
Ghost town Documented siteGray area
What you could find
Reported finds from this ground.
Nails and fittings
Old bottles
Coins and tokensAlso reported: Seated Liberty and Morgan dollars, Indian Head cents, mining tools, cartridge cases.
Photos via Wikimedia Commons: North Lincolnshire Museum, Martin Foreman, (CC BY 2.0), Sheila Sund (CC BY 2.0), West Yorkshire Archaeology Advisory Service, Amy Downes, (CC BY-SA 2.0).
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Why this spot
1875-1891 silver and gold mining town
Mining town founded in 1875 on Mount Sneffels that grew mostly from the mid-1880s to 1891, peaking at about 2,000 people. The Revenue Mill processed ore from the Virginius and other mines and employed around 600 men at its peak.View source →
Before you go
Hazards noted for this site.
extreme altitudeAvalanche terrain, mill ruins, 4WD road
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