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Nininger territorial boom town

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What you could find

Reported finds from this ground.

Coins and tokensCoins and tokens
Buttons and bucklesButtons and buckles
Nails and fittingsNails and fittings

Also reported: large cents, Indian Head cents, 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).

Why this spot

1856-1889 territorial boom town

Founded by John Nininger, brother-in-law of Governor Alexander Ramsey, the city reached nearly 1,000 people by spring 1858 with hopes of becoming the capital. It failed to flourish and its post office closed in 1889; author Ignatius Donnelly was its best-known resident.View source →

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