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Donahue Landing ghost terminus (Petaluma River)
Riverbank, tidal Inferred from historyPermission required
What you could find
Reported finds from this shoreline.
Codd and soda bottlesAlso reported: 1870s-84 window exactly: western glob whiskies, hotel/saloon ware, laundry-era Chinese material - one clean period..
Photos via Wikimedia Commons: Liz West (CC BY 2.0).
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Why this spot
1870-1884 SF&NP rail-ferry terminus town of 200 (hotel, saloons, laundries); first landing 1853; entire town dismantled and barged to Tiburon in 1884
Documented history, zero hobby footprint found - a sealed single-period deposit with no later overburden.
Before you go
Hazards noted for this site.
Soft marsh edge.
Keep exploring nearby
More spots in this area.