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Auburn Old Town privies

Old dump ground Documented sitePermission required
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What you could find

Reported finds from this ground.

GoldGold
Codd and soda bottlesCodd and soda bottles
Old bottlesOld bottles

Also reported: western whiskies, pontiled meds..

Photos via Wikimedia Commons: BLM Alaska (Public domain), Liz West (CC BY 2.0), Sheila Sund (CC BY 2.0).

Why this spot

1849; dug heavily since the 1960s; home of the 49er bottle club

Documented producing town for 60 years.

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