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Voltage Malheur Lake homestead settlement
Ghost town Documented siteGray area
What you could find
Reported finds from this ground.
Coins and tokens
Buttons and buckles
Nails and fittingsAlso reported: Barber and Mercury dimes), horseshoes, stove and wagon parts, cartridge cases, bottles and jar lids.
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).
Why this spot
1908-1933 homestead post office settlement
Homestead settlement on the south shore of Malheur Lake with a post office from 1908 to 1933, named by a postmaster who mistakenly hoped the river could power the basin. It once had a store and a school district.View source →
Before you go
Hazards noted for this site.
remote, mosquitoes, flooding
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