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Austin railroad logging and supply town
Ghost town Documented siteRestricted
What you could find
Reported finds from this ground.
Coins and tokens
Buttons and buckles
Nails and fittingsAlso reported: Indian Head and Lincoln cents, Barber and Mercury dimes, cartridge cases, bottles.
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
1888-1950 stage stop, railroad and sawmill town
Stage station and hotel town that became a logging hub when the Sumpter Valley Railway arrived in 1905, with three sawmills and roughly 500 people at its height. It declined as the nearby mining camps it supplied died out; the post office closed in 1950.View source →
Before you go
Hazards noted for this site.
remote, cold winters
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