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North Dakota
Petrel Milwaukee Road siding town
Ghost town Documented siteGray area
What you could find
Reported finds from this ground.
Buttons and buckles
Nails and fittings
Old bottlesAlso reported: Indian Head and Lincoln cents, Barber and Mercury dimes, Liberty and Buffalo nickels, religious medals, horseshoes.
Photos via Wikimedia Commons: Unknown (Public domain), North Lincolnshire Museum, Martin Foreman, (CC BY 2.0), Sheila Sund (CC BY 2.0).
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Why this spot
1908-1960s railroad townsite
Railroad townsite on the Milwaukee Road just north of the South Dakota line, with a post office from 1908 to 1939 and about 100 people in the late 1910s. About 65 people were recorded in 1960 and it has since emptied.View source →
Before you go
Hazards noted for this site.
active railroad
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