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Dearfield Black homestead colony
Ghost town Documented siteGray area
What you could find
Reported finds from this ground.
Nails and fittings
Buttons and buckles
Old bottlesAlso reported: Wheat and Indian Head cents, Buffalo nickels, Mercury dimes, auto parts.
Photos via Wikimedia Commons: North Lincolnshire Museum, Martin Foreman, (CC BY 2.0), Unknown (Public domain), Sheila Sund (CC BY 2.0).
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Why this spot
1910-1940s African American homestead colony
Homestead colony founded in 1910 by Oliver Toussaint Jackson for African American settlers, which by 1920 had 200 to 300 residents, two churches, a school and a restaurant. The Depression ruined its farms, and by 1940 only 12 people remained.View source →
Before you go
Hazards noted for this site.
fragile standing buildings
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