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Swansea copper smelter town
Ghost town Documented siteRestricted
What you could find
Reported finds from this ground.
Nails and fittings
Old bottlesAlso reported: Barber and Mercury dimes, Indian Head and wheat cents, car parts, cartridge cases, household items.
Photos via Wikimedia Commons: North Lincolnshire Museum, Martin Foreman, (CC BY 2.0), Sheila Sund (CC BY 2.0).
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Why this spot
1909-1920s copper mining and smelting town
A copper town that grew around a 1909 smelter and the Arizona and Swansea Railroad, with about 300 to 750 people, an electric light company, theaters and saloons. The mining company ran into trouble from 1911 and the town was abandoned in the 1920s.View source →
Before you go
Hazards noted for this site.
open mine shaftsUnstable ruins, extreme heat, remote
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