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Manhattan Poudre country gold camp
Ghost town Documented siteRestricted
What you could find
Reported finds from this ground.
Coins and tokens
Nails and fittings
Old bottlesAlso reported: Indian Head cents, mining tools, horseshoes, cartridge cases, CCC-era items.
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
1886-1890s gold rush camp
Gold camp platted in 1887 after a September 1886 strike west of Fort Collins, with the Ace of Cubs saloon, a hotel, butcher, livery and blacksmith and about 100 miners by late 1887. Little gold proved reachable and the population fell away by 1900; the Forest Service later burned the remaining buildings.View source →
Before you go
Hazards noted for this site.
burned timber, mine workings
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