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Minneola would-be territorial capital
Ghost town Documented sitePermission required
What you could find
Reported finds from this ground.
Coins and tokens
Buttons and buckles
Nails and fittingsAlso reported: 1850s large and small cents, lead balls, stove parts.
Photos via Wikimedia Commons: West Yorkshire Archaeology Advisory Service, Amy Downes, (CC BY-SA 2.0), Unknown (Public domain), North Lincolnshire Museum, Martin Foreman, (CC BY 2.0).
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Why this spot
1855-1860 territorial capital boom town
Minneola grew out of the 1855 settlement of St. Bernard and was voted territorial capital in 1858 after its promoter offered legislators town stock and lots, prompting a hotel and a planned governor's house. The governor vetoed the choice, the federal attorney general ruled it invalid, and the town's buildings were later moved, burned or demolished.View source →
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