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New Mexico
Socorro (Rio Grande)
Tidal foreshore Source-confirmed findsGray area
What you could find
Reported finds from this ground.
Coins and tokens
Old bottlesAlso reported: bitters, smelters, and Rio Grande acequias..
Photos via Wikimedia Commons: West Yorkshire Archaeology Advisory Service, Amy Downes, (CC BY-SA 2.0), Sheila Sund (CC BY 2.0).
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Why this spot
1880s+ Sanborn-mapped town on Rio Grande
Silver smelting hub in the 1880s; sits on the west bank benches above the river.
Keep exploring nearby
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