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Comstock dumps

Old dump ground Documented sitePermission required

What you could find

Reported finds from this ground.

Sea potterySea pottery

Photos via Wikimedia Commons: NPS (Public domain).

Why this spot

1860-1880s Comstock Lode boomtown

Legendary and long documented.

Before you go

Hazards noted for this site.

Shafts, arsenic mill tailings.

Keep exploring nearby

More spots in this area.

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