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Courtland riverfront (Delta)

Riverbank, tidal Inferred from historyPermission required
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What you could find

Reported finds from this shoreline.

Codd and soda bottlesCodd and soda bottles
Sea potterySea pottery

Also reported: Burn-layer Chinese material (opium tins, celadon), pear-shed era crockery..

Photos via Wikimedia Commons: Liz West (CC BY 2.0), NPS (Public domain).

Why this spot

1870s wharf town; Chinatown built overhanging the river, burned twice; whole business row moved behind the levee in 1920

Documented history, no dig reports - the pre-1920 riverfront burn layer stayed in place.

Keep exploring nearby

More spots in this area.

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Hood / Clarksburg reach (Delta)4 km away · Riverbank
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Locke-Walnut Grove foreshore (shoreline only)10 km away · Riverbank
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Old Delta river-town waterfront11 km away · Riverbank
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Ryde11 km away · Riverbank
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