California gold mine on Craigslist, $225G

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A 12-acre slice of the American dream — a gold mining ghost town in northern California, complete with bar and liquor license — can be yours for less than a quarter million.

That’s the pitch on Craigslist for the privately-owned parcel in Seneca with no known environmental hazards, several small buildings, scenic grounds along the Feather River and even an island — all for just $225,000.

“Seneca is the real McCoy,” the Craigslist posting reads. “Historic. Very close to, or containing a historic Chinese-built gold mine. (Active gold mining today in the vicinity.) This deal includes several small buildings in various states of (dis)repair. It was home to the ‘Woodstock of the West’ in the 1970s — thousands attended (we have a clipping somewhere).”

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