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Cambray railroad and highway stop

Ghost town Documented siteGray area

What you could find

Reported finds from this ground.

Old bottlesOld bottles
Nails and fittingsNails and fittings
Coins and tokensCoins and tokens

Also reported: Barber and Mercury dimes, wheat cents, car parts.

Photos via Wikimedia Commons: Sheila Sund (CC BY 2.0), North Lincolnshire Museum, Martin Foreman, (CC BY 2.0), West Yorkshire Archaeology Advisory Service, Amy Downes, (CC BY-SA 2.0).

Why this spot

1892-1956 Southern Pacific water stop and US 80 roadside town

A Southern Pacific water stop from 1892 that became a roadside stop on US 80 and US 70, peaking at about 75 residents with a general store and an auto court that housed CCC workers in the 1930s. The highway was rerouted in 1956 and it dwindled to one family.View source →

Before you go

Hazards noted for this site.

active railroad, unstable buildings

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