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Empire gold camp on the pass road

Old dump ground Documented sitePermission required

What you could find

Reported finds from this ground.

Old bottlesOld bottles
Nails and fittingsNails and fittings

Also reported: crockery.

Photos via Wikimedia Commons: Sheila Sund (CC BY 2.0), North Lincolnshire Museum, Martin Foreman, (CC BY 2.0).

Why this spot

Victorian bottle era, historically mapped

An 1860s gold camp on the Berthoud Pass wagon road; cabin rows and stage-era dumps flank the creek and road grades.

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