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Copperfield Snake River construction boomtown
Ghost town Documented siteGray area
What you could find
Reported finds from this ground.
Coins and tokens
Nails and fittings
Old bottlesAlso reported: Indian Head cents, cartridge cases.
Photos via Wikimedia Commons: West Yorkshire Archaeology Advisory Service, Amy Downes, (CC BY-SA 2.0), North Lincolnshire Museum, Martin Foreman, (CC BY 2.0), Sheila Sund (CC BY 2.0).
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Why this spot
1898-1910s railroad and power-tunnel boomtown
Rowdy camp platted around 1898 that grew to 1,000 people by 1910 serving men digging two tunnels at the Oxbow. Saloon feuds and arson led the governor to declare martial law in 1914, and fires then finished the town.View source →
Before you go
Hazards noted for this site.
river current, rattlesnakes
Keep exploring nearby
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