Montana
Deer Lodge, MT
Clark Fork valley trade and railroad town
Riverbank Source-confirmed findsGray area
What you could find
Reported finds from this ground.
Old bottlesAlso reported: 1870s-1900s stage.
Photos via Wikimedia Commons: Sheila Sund (CC BY 2.0).
Why this spot
1880s+ Sanborn-mapped town on Clark Fork River (upper)
Early Sanborn coverage documents one of the oldest valley towns on the Clark Fork, where long trade activity left bottle-era discard near the water.
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