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Kelso Union Pacific depot town
Ghost town Documented siteProhibited, look only
What you could find
Reported finds from this ground.
Nails and fittings
Old bottlesAlso reported: Barber and Mercury dimes, wheat cents, Buffalo nickels, cans.
Photos via Wikimedia Commons: North Lincolnshire Museum, Martin Foreman, (CC BY 2.0), Sheila Sund (CC BY 2.0).
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Why this spot
1905-1950s railroad helper and mining town
Railroad water and helper station on the Los Angeles to Salt Lake line, with a 1923 mission-style depot and restaurant. It boomed to as many as 2,000 people in the 1940s when nearby borax and iron mines opened, then shrank when the mines closed.View source →
Before you go
Hazards noted for this site.
active railroad, heat, remote
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