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Salida, CO

Arkansas River railroad and smelter town

Riverbank Source-confirmed findsGray area

What you could find

Reported finds from this ground.

Codd and soda bottlesCodd and soda bottles
Crystals and mineralsCrystals and minerals
Old bottlesOld bottles

Also reported: 1880s to 1910s saloon, brewery, 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 Arkansas River

A busy rail and smelter town directly on the Arkansas with Sanborn coverage combines heavy commerce and a live river for strong finds.

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