General information file on gold mines, 1943-1980.

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General information file on gold mines, 1943-1980.

Series 1 of record group RG 82-78 consists of a general information file on gold mines in Michigan for the years 1943-1980. Includes various articles and publications describing the history of gold mining throughout Michigan in the 19th and 20th centuries.

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State Archive of Michigan

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