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Matildaville Patowmack Canal headquarters town
Ghost town Documented siteProhibited, look only
What you could find
Reported finds from this ground.
Coins and tokens
Buttons and buckles
Nails and fittingsAlso reported: Spanish reales, large cents, kaolin pipes.
Photos via Wikimedia Commons: West Yorkshire Archaeology Advisory Service, Amy Downes, (CC BY-SA 2.0), Unknown (Public domain), North Lincolnshire Museum, Martin Foreman, (CC BY 2.0).
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Why this spot
1785-1820s canal company town
Headquarters of George Washington's Patowmack Company from 1785 to 1799, with a superintendent's house, market, grist mill, sawmill, foundry, inn, ice house and worker barracks beside the canal locks. The canal opened in 1802 but cost far more than planned and never made money, and the town faded with it.View source →
Before you go
Hazards noted for this site.
river cliffs, fast water
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