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East, Maryland
Williamsport MD
C&O Canal Cushwa Basin (eyes-only)
Riverbank Inferred from historyProhibited, look only
What you could find
Reported finds from this ground.
Nails and fittings
Old bottlesAlso reported: mule shoes, lock stonework.
Photos via Wikimedia Commons: North Lincolnshire Museum, Martin Foreman, (CC BY 2.0), Sheila Sund (CC BY 2.0).
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Why this spot
Canal-boat basin town at the heart of the C&O, its prism, locks and towpath littered with canal-era material now under NPS protection
Canal-era artifacts in the prism are historical inference plus museum collections; no legal collecting accounts exist because none is allowed
Before you go
Hazards noted for this site.
Poison ivyUnstable lock masonry, towpath cyclists
Keep exploring nearby
More spots in this area.