Where: Idaho · approx. 46.48, -116.26 (vicinity only)
Why this spot: 1910s+ Sanborn-mapped town on Clearwater River at Orofino Creek
What turns up: 1890s to 1910s saloon, druggist and outfitter bottles and camp refuse where Orofino Creek meets the Clearwater below the old Pierce gold country
Access: Gray area.
Idaho holds the beds of navigable rivers and lakes in trust below the ordinary high water mark, and removing historic artifacts from those state owned beds is restricted. The town banks and uplands above the water line are usually private ground where you need the landowner's permission first. Where the shore or nearby ground is federal (BLM or Forest Service), disturbing a site over 100 years old without a federal permit is barred under the Archaeological Resources Protection Act.
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Pins are approximate by design. This page is historical research, not permission to dig. Check ownership and local law first.