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Port Ballona / Del Rey Lagoon edges

Tidal mudflat Inferred from historyRestricted

What you could find

Reported finds from this shoreline.

Sea potterySea pottery

Also reported: 1880s-1900s rail-camp and resort glass.

Photos via Wikimedia Commons: NPS (Public domain).

Why this spot

1887-1905

Port Ballona (1887-89 failed harbor scheme) documented; no documented digs.

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