Explore / North America / Utah
Utah
Duncan's Retreat Virgin River cotton colony
Ghost town Documented siteGray area
What you could find
Reported finds from this ground.
Coins and tokens
Buttons and buckles
Nails and fittingsAlso reported: household items.
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).
.jpg){kind=link}
,_late_19th_century_(CH_18352061).jpg){kind=link}
.jpg){kind=link}
Why this spot
1861-1895 Mormon cotton mission settlement
A cotton mission colony started in 1861 that the Great Flood of 1862 nearly destroyed; new settlers brought it to about 70 people with a post office and school. Floods kept taking fields and it was all but deserted by 1891, with the last known birth in 1895.View source →
Before you go
Hazards noted for this site.
flash floods
Keep exploring nearby
More spots in this area.