Mary Murphy Mine
The Mary Murphy Mine was the principal gold mine of the Chalk Creek mining district of Chaffee County, Colorado, United States, near St. Elmo, Colorado.
- Type: Quarry
- Description: human settlement in Colorado, United States of America
- Also known as: “Mary Murphy Mining Complex”
- Address: CO
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Saint Elmo and Alpine.
Saint Elmo
Hamlet
Photo: Dk4hb, Public domain.Alpine
Hamlet
Alpine is a small community, sometimes considered a ghost town, in Chaffee County, Colorado, United States. It was founded as a mining town. The Alpine post office operated from October 26, 1874, until June 30, 1904. Alpine is situated 4½ miles northeast of Mary Murphy Mine.
Mary Murphy Mine
- Categories: ghost town, mine, and industry
- Location: Chaffee, Colorado, Rocky Mountains, United States, North America
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Latitude
38.66805° or 38° 40′ 5″ north
Longitude
-106.34947° or 106° 20′ 58″ west
Elevation
12,175 feet (3,711 metres)
Open location code
85CMMM92+66
OpenStreetMap ID
OpenStreetMap feature
landuse=quarry
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In Other Languages
“Mary Murphy Mine” goes by many names.
- Cebuano: “Mary Murphy Mine (minahan sa Estados Unidos, lat 38,67, long -106,35)”
- Cebuano: “Mary Murphy Mine”
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