Colorado
Grand Junction, CO
Colorado River valley rail hub
Riverbank Source-confirmed findsGray area
What you could find
Reported finds from this ground.
Codd and soda bottles
Crystals and minerals
Old bottlesAlso reported: 1880s to 1910s saloon, druggist.
Photos via Wikimedia Commons: Liz West (CC BY 2.0), Stephanie Clifford from Arlington, VA, USA (CC BY 2.0), Sheila Sund (CC BY 2.0).
Why this spot
1880s+ Sanborn-mapped town on Colorado River (at the Gunnison confluence)
A valley rail hub at the Colorado-Gunnison confluence with Sanborn coverage offers broad early bottle ground along the river.
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