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Ravanna Garfield County seat war town

Ghost town Documented siteGray area

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: Indian Head cents, cartridge cases.

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

1882-1922 county seat contest town

Ravanna was founded in 1882 and in 1887 fought to become seat of the short-lived Garfield County, which was folded into Finney County in 1893. The town faded afterward and its post office closed in 1922.View source →

Before you go

Hazards noted for this site.

ruins, remote

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