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La Paz Colorado River gold rush town
Ghost town Documented siteGray area
What you could find
Reported finds from this ground.
Coins and tokens
Gold
Nails and fittingsAlso reported: Mexican reales, military buttons, 1860s bottles.
Photos via Wikimedia Commons: West Yorkshire Archaeology Advisory Service, Amy Downes, (CC BY-SA 2.0), BLM Alaska (Public domain), North Lincolnshire Museum, Martin Foreman, (CC BY 2.0).
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Why this spot
1862-1875 placer gold town and river port
Grew after Pauline Weaver's 1862 gold find to about 1,500 people, serving as a stage stop, river port and Yuma County seat (1864-1870). The placers gave out, the Colorado River shifted west in 1866 leaving it landlocked, and it was deserted by 1875.View source →
Before you go
Hazards noted for this site.
extreme heat, remote
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