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Union City high-altitude mining camp
Ghost town Documented siteRestricted
What you could find
Reported finds from this ground.
Coins and tokens
Nails and fittings
Old bottlesAlso reported: mining tools, percussion caps and early 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
1867 gold-era mining camp
Mining camp founded in 1867 at about 7,580 feet elevation in Madison County, abandoned once its claims ran out.View source →
Before you go
Hazards noted for this site.
high altitude, mine workings, remote
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