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Aberdeen, WA

Grays Harbor lumber and saloon town

Tidal mudflat Source-confirmed findsGray area
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What you could find

Reported finds from this shoreline.

Old bottlesOld bottles

Also reported: 1890s-1910s notorious sawmill-town saloon.

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

Why this spot

1890s+ Sanborn-mapped town on Grays Harbor (Chehalis River mouth)

An 1892 Sanborn of a lumber boomtown known for its saloon district at the mouth of the Chehalis marks one of the densest bottle-era waterfronts on the coast.

Keep exploring nearby

More spots in this area.

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Westport WA: Bottle Beach State Park, Grays Harbor sea glass17 km away · Tidal foreshore
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Bottle Beach WA: Ocosta townsite (look only)19 km away · Tidal mudflat
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