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Southeast, South Carolina

Ashley River SC

Charleston reach

Riverbank, tidal Documented siteLegal to collect

What you could find

Reported finds from this shoreline.

Old bottlesOld bottles
Codd and soda bottlesCodd and soda bottles
Clay pipe stemsClay pipe stems

Photos via Wikimedia Commons: Sheila Sund (CC BY 2.0), Liz West (CC BY 2.0), Surrey County Council, David Williams, (CC BY-SA 4.0).

Why this spot

Charleston's first river - landings from 1670

Long-running hobby-license bottle and fossil diving alongside the Cooper (SCIAA reporting context, Charleston dive community).

Before you go

Hazards noted for this site.

Tidal blackwater
dive slack

Keep exploring nearby

More spots in this area.

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