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Hills Ferry

Head of San Joaquin navigation

Riverbank Inferred from historyGray area

What you could find

Reported finds from this ground.

Old bottlesOld bottles
Codd and soda bottlesCodd and soda bottles

Also reported: western whiskies (long shot).

Photos via Wikimedia Commons: Sheila Sund (CC BY 2.0), Liz West (CC BY 2.0).

Why this spot

1850-1885

Town of ~1,000 with a notorious saloon strip, died when the SP bypassed it; documented history, no documented digs.

Before you go

Hazards noted for this site.

Summer heat

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