Is it legal to collect at Far West Latter Day Saint town?

Permission required. The site is owned and maintained by the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, so written owner consent is required, and a religious historic site is unlikely to allow detecting.

What can you find at Far West Latter Day Saint town?

1830s large cents, half dimes, Capped Bust coins, buttons, lead balls, square nails, cut nails

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Far West Latter Day Saint town

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What you could find

Reported finds from this ground.

Coins and tokens

Buttons and buckles

Nails and fittings

Also reported: 1830s large cents, half dimes, lead balls.

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).

Why this spot

1836-1839 Latter Day Saint settlement and county seat

Far West was platted in 1836 as a Latter Day Saint city and Caldwell County seat and became church headquarters in 1838, growing to about 5,000 people. After the 1838 Mormon War the residents were forced to sign over their property and leave Missouri, and the town became a ghost town with many log houses moved away.View source →