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New England, Maine

Eastport/Lubec

Sardine-cannery flats

Tidal mudflat Documented sitePermission required
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What you could find

Reported finds from this shoreline.

Clay pipe stemsClay pipe stems
Old bottlesOld bottles
Stoneware ginger beersStoneware ginger beers

Photos via Wikimedia Commons: Surrey County Council, David Williams, (CC BY-SA 4.0), Sheila Sund (CC BY 2.0), Partonez (CC BY-SA 4.0).

Why this spot

Smuggling port from the 1780s; ~30 sardine canneries; 18-20 ft tides - the biggest mudflat exposure on the US East Coast

Local beachcomber documents Bristol/Glasgow-stamped clay pipes and bottles recovered on these shorelines.

Before you go

Hazards noted for this site.

Extreme tidal range - ebb discipline mandatory.

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