Growler Mine Area

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 copper mine, NRHP - National Register of Historic Places
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Historic copper mining area listed on the National Register of Historic Places (NRHP).

Production: late 1880s through about 1930.
Areas of significance: Industry; Archeology
Area: 500 acres *
Date added to NRHP: 11/14/1978
Notes: When copper ore was discovered in this region in the late 1880s, a fledgling settlement was established, with numerous buildings. All of these are now gone, and the only indicators of the mine area's existence are abandoned mine shafts and test holes.

* entire acreage not depicted by polygon.
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Coordinates:   32°10'9"N   112°58'10"W
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