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Mount Elba Saline River ferry town
Ghost town Documented siteGray area
What you could find
Reported finds from this ground.
Coins and tokens
Buttons and buckles
Nails and fittingsAlso reported: Large cents.
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
1830s-1870s river ferry town
Mount Elba grew in the 1830s on the east bank of the Saline River on the Pine Bluff to Camden road, with a ferry from 1845 and a post office from 1847. A Camden Expedition skirmish in March 1864 badly damaged it, and railroads later ended its river trade, leaving a few residences.View source →
Before you go
Hazards noted for this site.
river banks
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