Explore / North America / Midwest
Midwest, Illinois
Galena IL
Fever River lead port
Riverbank Inferred from historyGray area
What you could find
Reported finds from this ground.
Old bottles
Sea potteryAlso reported: lumber and mining-era glass..
Photos via Wikimedia Commons: Sheila Sund (CC BY 2.0), NPS (Public domain).
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Why this spot
the lead-district steamboat port on the Galena River
Historical inference; no documented digs found.
Before you go
Hazards noted for this site.
Cold waterBreak-walls, industrial ground
check access.
Keep exploring nearby
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