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Griggsville Landing steamboat and lime-kiln town
Ghost town Documented siteGray area
What you could find
Reported finds from this ground.
Coins and tokens
Nails and fittings
Buttons and bucklesAlso reported: Large cents, ceramic sherds, bottles.
Photos via Wikimedia Commons: West Yorkshire Archaeology Advisory Service, Amy Downes, (CC BY-SA 2.0), North Lincolnshire Museum, Martin Foreman, (CC BY 2.0), Unknown (Public domain).
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Why this spot
1820s-early 1900s Illinois River ferry and steamboat landing
Illinois River ferry crossing from 1822 and steamboat stop from the 1830s that had a boat yard, a grist mill, a hotel and a commercial lime kiln built around 1850. The town was later abandoned as the railroad town of Valley City took over.View source →
Before you go
Hazards noted for this site.
river banks, unstable kiln ruin
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