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Wilmington

Banning's Landing edges

Tidal mudflat Inferred from historyRestricted

What you could find

Reported finds from this shoreline.

Sea potterySea pottery

Also reported: 1860s-90s harbor discard - low odds, high-grade era.

Photos via Wikimedia Commons: NPS (Public domain).

Why this spot

1858-1905

Banning's 1858 wharf documented (Port of LA); most original flats dredged/filled/armored; no documented digs.

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