Mitchell (James River)

Where: South Dakota · approx. 43.71, -98.03 (vicinity only)

Why this spot: 1880s+ Sanborn-mapped town on James River and Firesteel Creek on the west edge of town

What turns up: 1880s railhead refuse near the tracks and the James River bottom: hutchinson sodas, beer and medicine bottles, and privy-pit fill behind the first Main Street blocks shown on the earliest sheet.

Access: Gray area.

The James River bed below the ordinary high-water mark is state public trust with restricted artifact removal; the platted townsite is private, so digging lots requires the owner's permission.

Satellite view, historic-map overlays, tide/flow context and field notes are in the app. Exact research detail is part of Pro.