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Boise, ID

Territorial capital and river trade town

Riverbank Source-confirmed findsGray area

What you could find

Reported finds from this ground.

Old bottlesOld bottles
Sea potterySea pottery

Also reported: 1870s to 1900s saloon, druggist.

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

Why this spot

1880s+ Sanborn-mapped town on Boise River

An 1888 Sanborn shows a fully built out capital right on the Boise River, so its dense early commercial core plus river bank is a top tier bottle-era lead.

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