Tinton, South Dakota
Ghost town in South Dakota, United States / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Tinton is a ghost town in the Black Hills of Lawrence County, South Dakota, United States. Founded in 1876, it started out as a gold mining camp and later began to produce tin. It had a heavy decline in the early 20th century due to the decline in the mining industry, and the town was fully abandoned by the 1950s.[2]
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Tinton, South Dakota | |
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Ghost town | |
Coordinates: 44.3805398°N 104.0485446°W / 44.3805398; -104.0485446[1] | |
Country | United States |
State | South Dakota |
County | Lawrence |
Founded | late 1800s |
Abandoned | 1950s |
Elevation | 5,961 ft (1,817 m) |
Population (2013) | |
• Total | 0 |
Time zone | UTC-7 (MST) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC-6 (MDT) |
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