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Fort Piute 1925

Small mining operation ruins at abandoned Fort Piute in 1925
Jenny Reynolds collection

This entry was posted in Archive, Ghost Towns & Gold Mines, Historical, Mojave Road on November 24, 2020 by Walter.

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