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Agua Mansa New Mexican colony site
Ghost town Documented siteGray area
What you could find
Reported finds from this ground.
Coins and tokens
Buttons and buckles
Nails and fittingsAlso reported: Spanish and Mexican reales, ceramics.
Photos via Wikimedia Commons: West Yorkshire Archaeology Advisory Service, Amy Downes, (CC BY-SA 2.0), Unknown (Public domain), North Lincolnshire Museum, Martin Foreman, (CC BY 2.0).
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Why this spot
1840s-1860s Mexican-era river colony
Founded by New Mexican colonists on the west bank of the Santa Ana River, Agua Mansa was once the largest settlement in San Bernardino County and, with La Placita across the river, among the first non-native settlements in the valley. Floods ruined the farms and the town never recovered, leaving only its cemetery.View source →
Before you go
Hazards noted for this site.
industrial area, river flood channel
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