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Washington
Govan wheat-country 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
1900s-1970s rail and grain town
Small farming town whose schoolhouse was built in 1905 and closed in the 1940s; fires, the last in 1974, led to its abandonment and only three people lived in the area in 2019. It is known for unsolved murders in 1902 and 1941.View source →
Before you go
Hazards noted for this site.
unstable buildings, occupied homes
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