Henry Wickenburg (November 21, 1819 – May 14, 1905) was a Prussian prospector who discovered the Vulture Mine and founded the town of Wickenburg in the U.S. state of Arizona. Wickenburg later in life became a farmer and died penniless despite the fact that the mine that he discovered produced as much as $70 million worth of gold during its course of operation, making it the most important gold mine in Arizona.
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21 November 1819 Essen, Prussia (now Germany)
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Died |
14 May 1905 (aged 85) Wickenburg, Arizona, U.S.
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Zodiac | Scorpio |
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