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Aberdeen

Tidal mudflat Source-confirmed findsGray area

What you could find

Reported finds from this shoreline.

Sea potterySea pottery
Clay pipe stemsClay pipe stems
Codd and soda bottlesCodd and soda bottles

Also reported: Railroad, cannery, and embossed early-1900s local druggist, and canning-works bottles near the old depot and packing houses behind the main street..

Photos via Wikimedia Commons: NPS (Public domain), Surrey County Council, David Williams, (CC BY-SA 4.0), Liz West (CC BY 2.0).

Why this spot

1900s+ Sanborn-mapped town on Upper Chesapeake Bay near Bush River and Swan Creek; rail town beside the tidal flats.

Rail and canning town just back from the upper bay; water-adjacent buildout, with nearby federal land to steer clear of.

Keep exploring nearby

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