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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 bottles
Codd and soda bottlesAlso 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
Keep exploring nearby
More spots in this area.