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Richwood Cherry River timber boom town

Old dump ground Documented sitePermission required
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What you could find

Reported finds from this ground.

Old bottlesOld bottles
Sea potterySea pottery

Also reported: crockery.

Photos via Wikimedia Commons: Sheila Sund (CC BY 2.0), NPS (Public domain).

Why this spot

1911 historic-map era

Nicholas County timber boom town on the Cherry River. Sawmill and worker-district refuse.

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