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Vanderbilt New York Mountains gold camp
Ghost town Documented siteProhibited, look only
What you could find
Reported finds from this ground.
Coins and tokens
Nails and fittings
Old bottlesAlso reported: Indian Head cents, 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
1893-1895 gold rush camp
Gold camp at Vanderbilt Spring on the north slope of the New York Mountains that peaked at about 400 people in 1894, with saloons, a Chinese restaurant, stores and a two-story hotel said to be owned by Virgil Earp. When the mines struck water the ore changed character, the two stamp mills shut down and the town emptied by the end of 1895.View source →
Before you go
Hazards noted for this site.
mine shafts, remote, heat
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