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At its peak population, Inspiration had between 350 and 400 people. There were 89 houses, three duplex apartment houses, the
Benjamin Franklin School, the Warrior Store and service station, the Inspiration Post Office, and the telephone office. As of 2013, only the school building, the gas station,
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Inspiration had its start as a copper-mining settlement. According to tradition, the area was so named when a local prospector dreamed of finding a mine, and his dream came true. A post office called
Inspiration was established in 1917, and remained in operation until it was discontinued in 1983.
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Inspiration Mine. The white quartz crystals are on a layer of malachite, which is in turn on a layer of chrysocolla. Size: 15.2 x 13.4 x 6.4 cm.
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