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Council Grove Santa Fe Trail crossing

Riverbank Documented siteGray area

What you could find

Reported finds from this ground.

Old bottlesOld bottles
Nails and fittingsNails and fittings
Clay pipe stemsClay pipe stems

Photos via Wikimedia Commons: Sheila Sund (CC BY 2.0), North Lincolnshire Museum, Martin Foreman, (CC BY 2.0), Surrey County Council, David Williams, (CC BY-SA 4.0).

Why this spot

Victorian bottle era, historically mapped

Last outfitting stop on the Santa Fe Trail at the Neosho crossing; trail-era and town refuse lie along the river margins, though the marked trail sites are protected landmarks.

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