Holy Terror Mine
2.5 (2)attraction
2.5 (2)Permanently Closed
A historic late-19th-century gold mine that grew into one of the country's richest finds, though the site now sits on private property.
People
William FranklinOwner
Thomas BlairOwner
Jacob ReedOwner
Description
Discovered at the base of Mt. Aetna, nine levels and six patented claims formed the structure of a site that produced significant quantities of gold across active periods between 1894 and 1903, and again briefly from 1938 to 1942.
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Private property