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Mount Morgan, mountain of gold

Old dump ground Documented siteGray area

What you could find

Reported finds from this ground.

Old bottlesOld bottles
Sea potterySea pottery

Also reported: company-town refuse.

Photos via Wikimedia Commons: Sheila Sund (CC BY 2.0), NPS (Public domain).

Why this spot

Victorian bottle era, historically mapped

One of the world's richest single gold-copper mines from 1882 hollowed out its own mountain; the company town's tips and camp terraces step down the valley.

Keep exploring nearby

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