Where: Colorado · approx. 37.81, -107.66 (vicinity only)
Why this spot: 1890s+ Sanborn-mapped town on Animas River
What turns up: 1880s to 1900s saloon, brewery, druggist and Chinese trade bottles and stoneware in privy pits and Animas floodplain fill behind Blair and Greene streets
Access: Gray area.
The Silverton townsite and adjoining claims are private, and the Animas bed is not open for public digging, so the landowner's permission is needed; the surrounding San Juans are largely Forest Service and BLM where disturbing century-old sites without a permit is barred.
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Satellite view, historic-map overlays, tide/flow context and field notes are in the app. Exact research detail is part of Pro.
Pins are approximate by design. This page is historical research, not permission to dig. Check ownership and local law first.