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Clifton Columbia River cannery ghost town
Ghost town Documented siteGray area
What you could find
Reported finds from this ground.
Coins and tokens
Buttons and buckles
Nails and fittingsAlso reported: net weights, cannery tin scraps, 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
1873-1966 salmon cannery and fishing village
Salmon cannery village founded in 1873 by the Cook brothers, worked by Chinese cannery hands and Greek, Yugoslav and Italian gillnetters, with 200 people in 1915. It faded as salmon runs declined; houses were dismantled and the post office closed in 1966.View source →
Before you go
Hazards noted for this site.
river edge, active railroad
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