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Howardsville Animas River mill town
Ghost town Documented siteGray area
What you could find
Reported finds from this ground.
Coins and tokens
Nails and fittings
Old bottlesAlso reported: Seated Liberty, Indian Head and Wheat cents, cartridge cases.
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), Sheila Sund (CC BY 2.0).
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Why this spot
1874-1939 mining and mill town, first La Plata County seat
Town laid out as Bullion City in 1874 at the mouth of Cunningham Creek, the first La Plata County seat until 1876, later reached by the Silverton Northern in 1896 and kept alive by the Pride of the West and Little Nation mills. It died when the post office closed in 1939, and the rails were pulled in 1942.View source →
Before you go
Hazards noted for this site.
high altitude, mill tailings, river
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