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Dell Rapids quartzite quarry town
Riverbank Documented siteGray area
What you could find
Reported finds from this ground.
Old bottles
Sea potteryAlso reported: burned material.
Photos via Wikimedia Commons: Sheila Sund (CC BY 2.0), NPS (Public domain).
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Why this spot
1905 historic-map era
Big Sioux River town rebuilt in pink quartzite after its 1888 fire, quarrying rock through the 1890s; quarry fringe and river lots hold fire-layer and quarry-era refuse.
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