Kansas
Abilene Smoky Hill River Chisholm Trail cowtown
Riverbank Source-confirmed findsGray area
What you could find
Reported finds from this ground.
Old bottles
Codd and soda bottlesAlso reported: cartridge cases, Texas Street era small finds from the 1867 to 1871 railhead years.
Photos via Wikimedia Commons: Sheila Sund (CC BY 2.0), Liz West (CC BY 2.0).
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Why this spot
1880s+ Sanborn-mapped town on Smoky Hill River, south of the city
First great Kansas cowtown and Chisholm Trail railhead under Marshal Hickok; the 1884 Sanborn coverage postdates the trail peak but frames the town core by the river.
Keep exploring nearby
More spots in this area.