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Wharf Rd / Lighter Wharf frontage

Tidal foreshore Documented siteRestricted
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What you could find

Reported finds from this shoreline.

Old bottlesOld bottles

Also reported: schooner-trade debris - mostly look/record.

Photos via Wikimedia Commons: Sheila Sund (CC BY 2.0).

Why this spot

1850-1900

[doc-history] Marin History Museum essay + the Lighter Wharf record; Bolinas Museum holds recovered material. Up to 15 ships/day in the 1880s.

Before you go

Hazards noted for this site.

Soft channel mud

Keep exploring nearby

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