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Blackfoot, ID

Snake River rail and supply town

Riverbank Source-confirmed findsGray area

What you could find

Reported finds from this ground.

Codd and soda bottlesCodd and soda bottles
Old bottlesOld bottles
Sea potterySea pottery

Also reported: 1880s to 1900s saloon.

Photos via Wikimedia Commons: Liz West (CC BY 2.0), Sheila Sund (CC BY 2.0), NPS (Public domain).

Why this spot

1880s+ Sanborn-mapped town on Snake River

An 1888 Sanborn confirms an early built out town on the Snake River, so its old commercial core and river bank make a strong pre 1900 lead.

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