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Bon Ami Long-Bell sawmill town
Ghost town Documented siteGray area
What you could find
Reported finds from this ground.
Coins and tokens
Nails and fittings
Buttons and bucklesAlso reported: Buffalo nickels, bottles.
Photos via Wikimedia Commons: West Yorkshire Archaeology Advisory Service, Amy Downes, (CC BY-SA 2.0), North Lincolnshire Museum, Martin Foreman, (CC BY 2.0), Unknown (Public domain).
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Why this spot
1900-1925 sawmill company town
A King-Ryder Lumber Company sawmill town begun in 1900, which by 1904 had at least 1,500 people, 210 houses, two schools, two churches and two hotels. The timber ran out in 1925 and the mill and most of the town were dismantled.View source →
Before you go
Hazards noted for this site.
active railroad nearby
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