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Sulzer Jumbo copper-mine town
Ghost town Documented siteGray area
What you could find
Reported finds from this ground.
Nails and fittings
Buttons and buckles
Old bottlesAlso reported: Barber and Mercury dimes, Indian Head and Lincoln cents.
Photos via Wikimedia Commons: North Lincolnshire Museum, Martin Foreman, (CC BY 2.0), Unknown (Public domain), Sheila Sund (CC BY 2.0).
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Why this spot
1907-1918 copper mining town
Community on Hetta Inlet built around William Sulzer's Jumbo copper mine, worked from 1907 to 1918 by the Alaska Consolidated Mining and Smelting Company and one of Alaska's largest copper producers. Charles Sulzer, Alaska's delegate to Congress, lived here until his death in 1919.View source →
Before you go
Hazards noted for this site.
remote boat or air accessMine openings, bears
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