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Mars post office hamlet
Ghost town Documented sitePermission required
What you could find
Reported finds from this ground.
Coins and tokens
Buttons and buckles
Nails and fittingsAlso reported: Indian Head and Wheat cents.
Photos via Wikimedia Commons: West Yorkshire Archaeology Advisory Service, Amy Downes, (CC BY-SA 2.0), Unknown (Public domain), North Lincolnshire Museum, Martin Foreman, (CC BY 2.0).
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Why this spot
1886-1960 rural post office hamlet
Mars was founded in 1886 just north of the failing town of Jessup to keep mail service, and never exceeded 100 people. The general store was gone by 1897, the post office closed in 1910, and the school held classes until 1960.View source →
Before you go
Hazards noted for this site.
active archaeological excavation
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