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Sandpoint, ID

Lake Pend Oreille rail and lumber town

Lake shore Source-confirmed findsGray area

What you could find

Reported finds from this ground.

Old bottlesOld bottles
Sea potterySea pottery

Also reported: 1890s to 1900s saloon, log ponds and rail crossing blocks.

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

Why this spot

1900s+ Sanborn-mapped town on Lake Pend Oreille

A 1904 Sanborn documents a built out rail and lumber town on Lake Pend Oreille, and a crowded working lakeshore at a major rail crossing is a strong bottle-era lead.

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