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Canelo homestead and ranger station hamlet

Ghost town Documented siteGray area

What you could find

Reported finds from this ground.

Nails and fittingsNails and fittings
Old bottlesOld bottles

Also reported: Barber and Mercury dimes, Indian Head and wheat cents, horseshoes, household items.

Photos via Wikimedia Commons: North Lincolnshire Museum, Martin Foreman, (CC BY 2.0), Sheila Sund (CC BY 2.0).

Why this spot

1882-1940s homestead and Forest Service community

First homesteaded in 1882, Canelo got a post office in 1904 and in the 1920s and 1930s had a store, school and a few homes. The 1912 schoolhouse closed in 1948.View source →

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