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North Dakota
Sims Northern Pacific coal and brick 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: Barber and Mercury dimes, Indian Head and Lincoln cents, miners' carbide and oil lamp parts, 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
1883-1947 railroad coal and brickyard town
Coal and brickyard town founded in 1883 on the Northern Pacific that grew past 1,000 people but had only 86 by 1910. When the railroad straightened its main line in 1947 the town was cut off and the post office closed.View source →
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