Neck City is located between two streams that parallel for about five miles before they broaden out, and at one point they came close together and formed a neck. Families settled here and they would have fights and brawls and the territory became known as "Hell's Neck". When application for a post office was made in 1899, they had to drop the Hell and is known now as Neck City. At one time the mines at Neck City averaged $7000 a month. It had stores, saloons and a post office. There was a big ore strike in November of 1910. People still live in the town, but the businesses are gone although they still maintain a post office.
Last updated Monday, March 1, 1999 by Claire Wichelmann.
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