Idaho
Boise, ID
Territorial capital and river trade town
Riverbank Source-confirmed findsGray area
What you could find
Reported finds from this ground.
Old bottles
Sea potteryAlso 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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