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Sodom early Kentucky mill 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, half dimes, stoneware, early bottle glass.

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

1825-1880 mill and factory village

Founded in 1825, Sodom grew to about 150 people with a cotton factory, hemp factory, tannery, carding machine, store and a flour and grist mill. It had vanished by 1880.View source →

Before you go

Hazards noted for this site.

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