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Belmont Landing Mississippi River battle town
Ghost town Documented siteGray area
What you could find
Reported finds from this ground.
Buttons and buckles
Coins and tokens
Nails and fittingsAlso reported: Civil War bullets, artillery fragments, Indian Head cents.
Photos via Wikimedia Commons: Unknown (Public domain), West Yorkshire Archaeology Advisory Service, Amy Downes, (CC BY-SA 2.0), North Lincolnshire Museum, Martin Foreman, (CC BY 2.0).
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Why this spot
1853-1937 river landing town
Belmont was platted in 1853 on the Mississippi River opposite Columbus, Kentucky, and was the scene of the Civil War Battle of Belmont in 1861. Floods in 1912, 1922 and especially 1937 drove most people away; the post office closed in 1923 and the town was abandoned.View source →
Before you go
Hazards noted for this site.
Mississippi River currents and floodsMud
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