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Dunbarton rail stop town at the Savannah River Site

Ghost town Documented siteProhibited, look only

What you could find

Reported finds from this ground.

Buttons and bucklesButtons and buckles
Nails and fittingsNails and fittings
Old bottlesOld bottles

Also reported: Indian Head and Wheat cents, Mercury dimes.

Photos via Wikimedia Commons: Unknown (Public domain), North Lincolnshire Museum, Martin Foreman, (CC BY 2.0), Sheila Sund (CC BY 2.0).

Why this spot

1899-1951 rail stop farm and sawmill town

Grew around an 1899 Atlantic Coast Line stop and was incorporated in 1910, with about 300 people, 15 businesses, two cotton gins and a high school by the 1950s. It was taken in 1951 for the Savannah River Plant along with Ellenton and several hamlets.View source →

Before you go

Hazards noted for this site.

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