Background on the Mayflower Mill

The American West once had hundreds of precious metal mills. Now, most are in various stages of ruin. One important exception is the Mayflower Mill, (or the Shenandoah-Dives Mill) located two miles northeast of Silverton and is a National Historic Landmark. On a tour of the mill you will witness first-hand how the miners were able to extract gold, silver and base metals from the hard rock ores ...

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