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South Dakota
Nahant McLaughlin logging-railroad town
Ghost town Documented siteGray area
What you could find
Reported finds from this ground.
Coins and tokens
Buttons and buckles
Nails and fittingsAlso reported: Indian Head and Lincoln cents, Barber and Mercury dimes, cartridge cases, bottles.
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
1890-1910s logging and mining town
Mining camp founded in 1890 that grew into a logging town for the McLaughlin Tie and Timber Company, which built railroads to Moskee and Tinton and reached about 500 people. A 1909 fire destroyed the McLaughlin mill and the company's operations failed.View source →
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