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Shafter, Texas
Photo: Plazak, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Shafter was a silver-mining town named for Colonel William Shafter after a rancher's 1880 find, and its mines produced more than 32 million ounces of silver between 1883 and 1942, with as many as 4,000 people. A National Register historic district of stone and adobe ruins lies on the east side of the Chinati Mountains, and a handful of residents still live there.
A living community; look from the road and respect residents' property.
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