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Yankee Headframe

Coordinates: 39°56′52″N 112°5′49″W / 39.94778°N 112.09694°W / 39.94778; -112.09694
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Yankee Headframe
Yankee Headframe is located in Utah
Yankee Headframe
Yankee Headframe is located in the United States
Yankee Headframe
Nearest cityEureka, Utah
Coordinates39°56′52″N 112°5′49″W / 39.94778°N 112.09694°W / 39.94778; -112.09694
Arealess than one acre
MPSTintic Mining District MRA
NRHP reference No.79003484[1]
Added to NRHPMarch 14, 1979

The Yankee Headframe is a mine headframe near Eureka, Utah that was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1979.

The Yankee Consolidated mine was part of the Tintic Mining District in the 1890s, in which Jesse Knight achieved riches.[2] It was later owned by Anaconda Copper.

References

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  1. ^ "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
  2. ^ "National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: Yankee Headframe". National Park Service. and accompanying photos