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Absecon (mainland gateway to Absecon Island)
Tidal mudflat Source-confirmed findsGray area
What you could find
Reported finds from this shoreline.
Codd and soda bottles
Old bottlesAlso reported: beer.
Photos via Wikimedia Commons: Liz West (CC BY 2.0), Sheila Sund (CC BY 2.0).
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Why this spot
1900s+ Sanborn-mapped town on Absecon Creek and Absecon Bay, the back bay behind Atlantic City
LOC Sanborn coverage 1906 onward; later start than the glass belt but a genuine back-bay bottle-era town. Confirmed earliest year from LOC record dates.
Keep exploring nearby
More spots in this area.