CASTLE DOME
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CASTLE DOME |
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| NAME: Castle
Dome COUNTY: Yuma ROADS: 2WD LEGAL INFO: T4s, R19W CLIMATE: Very hot summers, mild winter. BEST TIME TO VISIT: Winter. |
COMMENTS:
Easy access. Small museum. REMAINS: Mining foundations, walls of a building and miscellaneous mining trash; warning, mine openings everywhere, dangerous walking. |
| Castle Dome was a small mining settlement which first produced silver and later lead. Since lead is not nearly as valuable as silver, the mine did not last very long. The post office opened in 1875 and closed in 1876. |
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