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Macetown is an historic gold mining settlement in the Otago region of the South Island of New Zealand.

The town was founded in 1862 by three brothers John, Charles and Harry Mace after whom the town came to be known. As the gold rush intensified, a group of tents soon grew into a town of 3,000 people with a school, a church and two hotels.

By 1916 the town was in decline, the school closed and the town has long since been deserted. Little remains of the original buildings but the old schoolmasters house and the bakehouse have been faithfully restored.

Access to the town is via an unsealed road, this can be traversed on foot, or by mountain bike, horse or four wheel drive vehicles. The road crosses the Arrow river or its side creeks, 22 times and is not suitable for 2 wheel drive carsArrowtown.

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-'''Macetown''' is an historic gold mining settlement in the [[Otago]] region of the [[South Island]] of [[New Zealand]]. At its peak the population exceeded 3,000 but no inhabitants remain and little remains are visible in what is now a ghost town.
+'''Macetown''' is an historic gold mining settlement in the [[Otago]] region of the [[South Island]] of [[New Zealand]].
+The town was founded in 1862 by three brothers John, Charles and Harry Mace after whom the town came to be known.
-Access is via a 4 wheel drive track from [[Arrowtown]].
+As the gold rush intensified, a group of tents soon grew into a town of 3,000 people with a school, a church and two hotels.
+By 1916 the town was in decline, the school closed and the town has long since been deserted. Little remains of the original buildings but the old schoolmasters house and the bakehouse have been faithfully restored.
+Access to the town is via an unsealed road, this can be traversed on foot, or by mountain bike, horse or four wheel drive vehicles. The road crosses the Arrow river or its side creeks, 22 times and is not suitable for 2 wheel drive cars[[Arrowtown]].
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