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West, Colorado

Idaho Springs

Old dump ground Inferred from historyPermission required
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What you could find

Reported finds from this ground.

Sea potterySea pottery

Also reported: 1860s-80s camp glass.

Photos via Wikimedia Commons: NPS (Public domain).

Why this spot

Clear Creek camp

Historical inference; no documented digs found.

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