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Arcata, CA
Arcata Bay head of Humboldt Bay
Tidal mudflat Source-confirmed findsGray area
What you could find
Reported finds from this shoreline.
Old bottlesAlso reported: wharf and oyster-era debris along the bay margin and old creek mouths.
Photos via Wikimedia Commons: Sheila Sund (CC BY 2.0).
Why this spot
1880s+ Sanborn-mapped town on San Francisco-style bay (Arcata/Humboldt Bay)
An 1886 Sanborn shows a developed bay-head town with wharves, its bayside flats and back-lot privies are prime 19th-century deposits.
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