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Andrews Alvord Desert ranch-country ghost town
Ghost town Documented sitePermission required
What you could find
Reported finds from this ground.
Coins and tokens
Buttons and buckles
Nails and fittingsAlso reported: Barber and Mercury dimes), horseshoes, stove and wagon parts, cartridge cases, bottles and jar lids.
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).
Why this spot
1890-1996 ranching post office town
Ranching settlement south of Steens Mountain with a post office from 1890 and about 150 residents at its peak. It shrank to a single house, which burned in 1996.View source →
Before you go
Hazards noted for this site.
remote, extreme heat, no services
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