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Canyon Diablo railroad camp
Ghost town Documented siteGray area
What you could find
Reported finds from this ground.
Coins and tokens
Nails and fittings
Old bottlesAlso reported: cartridge cases, trade goods.
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), Sheila Sund (CC BY 2.0).
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Why this spot
1880-1906 railroad construction camp and trading post
A camp of railroad workers that formed in 1880 while the Atlantic and Pacific Railroad bridged Canyon Diablo, reportedly reaching about 2,000 people. By 1903 only a Navajo trading post remained, run until about 1906.View source →
Before you go
Hazards noted for this site.
active railroadCanyon drop-offs, remote
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