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New Idria
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⚒️ Mines & quarries

New Idria

Ghost town · United States

Abandoned
unknown
Founded
—
Population
—
Coordinates
36.417, -120.673
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Why it was abandoned

⚒️ Mines & quarries

Detected automatically from the text: It was named after the New Idria Mercury Mine, which closed in 1972, resulting in a ghost town.

History

New Idria was an unincorporated town in San Benito County, California. It was named after the New Idria Mercury Mine, which closed in 1972, resulting in a ghost town.

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