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Dayton, NV

Carson River Comstock mill town

Riverbank Source-confirmed findsGray area

What you could find

Reported finds from this ground.

Old bottlesOld bottles
Sea potterySea pottery
GoldGold

Also reported: 1850s-1900s mill-town.

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

Why this spot

1890s+ Sanborn-mapped town on Carson River

Sanborn coverage of a Comstock quartz-mill town sitting directly on the Carson River makes Dayton a strong riverside bottle and stoneware lead.

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