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Museums 101: The Nevada City Blacksmith (Photo Diary)

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Sunday, Sep. 09, 2018 Sunday, Sep. 09, 2018 at 10:09:02am PDT

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In 1863, placer gold was discovered in Alder Gulch in Montana and the rush to find the mother lode began. Nevada City and Virginia City soon became boom towns. Between 1945 and 1978 Nevada City was restored as a living historical museum which includes over 100 buildings, most of which were moved to this site from other Montana locations and restored.

In Montana’s mining camps, the blacksmith was an important person. The blacksmith’s shop not only produced many iron items, from horseshoes to household tools, but the blacksmith also repaired many broken items as well.

photo P1020569_zpsbbizaeqn.jpg — This blacksmith shop originally stood in Augusta, Montana.

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Museums 101

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