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Tarryall 1859 South Park placer camp
Ghost town Documented siteGray area
What you could find
Reported finds from this ground.
Coins and tokens
Gold
Nails and fittingsAlso reported: 1850s-1860s large cents, percussion caps, mining tools, 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
1859-1860s Pikes Peak gold-rush placer camp
Placer camp founded in 1859 on Tarryall Creek whose early miners claimed so much ground that latecomers called it Grab All, prompting the rival town of Fairplay. It reached several thousand people and was briefly Park County seat in 1861 and 1862 before emptying entirely.View source →
Before you go
Hazards noted for this site.
placer tailings, high altitude
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