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Fremont dry-farming homestead 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: Barber and Mercury dimes), horseshoes, stove and wagon parts, cartridge cases, bottles and jar lids.
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
1908-1930 high-desert homestead town
Homestead town founded in 1908 in the Fort Rock Valley that served dryland farmers and was busy by 1910. Drought from about 1915 dried up surface water and the town was fully abandoned by 1930.View source →
Before you go
Hazards noted for this site.
remote, extreme heat and cold, no water
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