Bennettville (originally, Bennett City and Tioga) is a former settlement and

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. It was located on Mine Creek east-southeast of

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History

Mining began at the place in 1860. The first mine was renamed Tioga, when the

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bought it. By 1878, there were many mines in the Tioga district. The mining remnants form part of the

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. The Tioga post office operated from 1880 to 1881. The Bennettville post office operated from 1882 to 1884, that were Bennettville's growth era. The name honored Thomas Bennett, a mining company president. The mining company transported tons of equipment to the site and spent $300,000 developing the town, but no silver of consequence was produced. Bennettville was a ghost town by 1890.

Ruins

The remnants of Bennettville consist of two commemorative plaques and two buildings on a hilltop, an assay office and a bunkhouse both of which were restored in 1993.

References

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