Nevada
Carson City, NV
Capital and mint on the Carson Valley creeks
Riverbank Source-confirmed findsGray area
What you could find
Reported finds from this ground.
Crystals and minerals
Old bottles
Sea potteryAlso reported: capital-era druggist, saloon.
Photos via Wikimedia Commons: Stephanie Clifford from Arlington, VA, USA (CC BY 2.0), Sheila Sund (CC BY 2.0), NPS (Public domain).
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Why this spot
1880s+ Sanborn-mapped town on Carson River valley / Kings and Ash Canyon creeks
Multiple pre-1900 Sanborn sheets show a dense capital city fed by canyon creeks in the Carson River valley, a rich commercial bottle setting.
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