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Mount Pisgah Mormon Trail way station
Ghost town Documented siteProhibited, look only
What you could find
Reported finds from this ground.
Buttons and buckles
Nails and fittings
Sea potteryAlso reported: Large cents.
Photos via Wikimedia Commons: Unknown (Public domain), North Lincolnshire Museum, Martin Foreman, (CC BY 2.0), NPS (Public domain).
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Why this spot
1846-1852 Mormon Trail settlement
Way station on the Mormon Trail founded in 1846 by exiles from Nauvoo, who built cabins and farmed thousands of acres; it held over 2,000 people at its height. It was abandoned by 1852 as emigrants moved west.View source →
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