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Lake City, CO

Lake Fork mining and supply town

Lake shore Source-confirmed findsGray area

What you could find

Reported finds from this ground.

Codd and soda bottlesCodd and soda bottles
Old bottlesOld bottles
Sea potterySea pottery

Also reported: 1880s to 1900s saloon, druggist.

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

Why this spot

1880s+ Sanborn-mapped town on Lake Fork of the Gunnison River (near Lake San Cristobal)

A well-preserved supply town on a river with Sanborn coverage promises intact, well-dated privy deposits.

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