Cast Iron Hinge – found at Granite City
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1975.152.001
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Part of old hinge – found at Granite City in 1974, by donor. Made of cast iron.
Granite city was quite a large city at the height of the gold rush. There were over two hundred buildings, 13 of which were saloons. With a population of over two thousand in 1885 Granite City was the third largest city in BC, even larger than Vancouver at the time.