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Whitney Sumpter Valley Railway logging 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: Indian Head and Lincoln cents, Barber and Mercury dimes, 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
1900-1940s narrow-gauge railroad logging town
Logging town platted in 1900 as the main station on the narrow-gauge Sumpter Valley Railway, with an Oregon Lumber Company mill and a second Nibley Lumber Company mill from 1910. The 1918 mill fire started its decline and logging faded in the 1940s; the post office closed in 1943.View source →
Before you go
Hazards noted for this site.
cold winters
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