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Colonial Beach

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What you could find

Reported finds from this ground.

Shark teethShark teeth

Also reported: shell casts.

Photos via Wikimedia Commons: Dominik Vogt (CC BY-SA 3.0).

Why this spot

Potomac town beaches downdrift of Miocene cliffs

Long-noted casual tooth beach in regional guides.

Keep exploring nearby

More spots in this area.

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Colonial Beach Potomac resort shore1 km away · Tidal foreshore
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Westmoreland SP VA: Fossil Beach at Horsehead Cliffs12 km away · Fossil site
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Montross VA: Westmoreland State Park Fossil Beach13 km away · Fossil site
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Purse... Westmoreland State Park (Potomac, VA)17 km away · Fossil site
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