Cassiar ghost town

USA / Alaska / Hyder /
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This town was built in the 1950s along with a rich asbestos mine. The mine closed in the 1980s, and the town was abandoned. Currently a company is recovering magnesium from the mine tailings.
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Coordinates:   59°17'15"N   129°51'15"W
This article was last modified 15 years ago