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Ca Ira Willis River landing town
Ghost town Documented siteGray area
What you could find
Reported finds from this ground.
Coins and tokens
Buttons and buckles
Nails and fittingsAlso reported: Large cents, half dimes, tobacco hogshead hoops, stoneware.
Photos via Wikimedia Commons: West Yorkshire Archaeology Advisory Service, Amy Downes, (CC BY-SA 2.0), Unknown (Public domain), North Lincolnshire Museum, Martin Foreman, (CC BY 2.0).
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Why this spot
1796-1860 river landing and tobacco town
Established in 1796 as the shipping point on the Willis River, Ca Ira peaked from 1827 to 1860 with about 40 dwellings, three stores, a merchant mill, a tobacco warehouse, two taverns and 310 people in 1836. It fell into disuse after the Civil War.View source →
Before you go
Hazards noted for this site.
pond and river
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