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Dallas toll-road stage stop and rail town

Ghost town Documented siteGray area

What you could find

Reported finds from this ground.

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

Also reported: Indian Head cents, Morgan dollars, 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).

Why this spot

1880-1899 stage stop and railroad town

Stage stop founded in 1880 on the toll road from Montrose to Ouray, reached by the Denver and Rio Grande in 1887 and incorporated in 1889. The new town of Ridgway, founded in 1890, took over and Dallas faded away; its post office closed in 1899.View source →

Before you go

Hazards noted for this site.

private development nearby, river

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