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Southeast, Mississippi

Horn Island MS

Wilderness beach glass

Tidal foreshore Documented siteProhibited, look only
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What you could find

Reported finds from this shoreline.

Sea glassSea glass
Old bottlesOld bottles
Wreck timberWreck timber

Photos via Wikimedia Commons: Moximox (CC BY-SA 4.0), Sheila Sund (CC BY 2.0), NPS photo (Public domain).

Why this spot

Barrier island with an 1874 lighthouse, fishing-fleet discard and a WWII testing station, glass from a century of coastal dumping still washes ashore

Travel press documents century-old sea glass on the island's Gulf beaches, NPS wilderness status is equally documented

Before you go

Hazards noted for this site.

Open-water crossingNo facilities or water, summer heat, storms

Keep exploring nearby

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