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Vicksburg Clear Creek gold camp
Ghost town Documented sitePermission required
What you could find
Reported finds from this ground.
Coins and tokens
Gold
Nails and fittingsAlso reported: Indian Head cents, mining tools, horseshoes and burro shoes, cartridge cases, 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
1867-1890s placer and lode gold camp
Gold camp founded in 1867 when Leadville prospectors chasing lost burros found gold in the creek, later with a post office, school, two hotels, saloons, an assay office and a livery. Some buildings are now used seasonally by their owners.View source →
Before you go
Hazards noted for this site.
occupied cabins, high altitude
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