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Bridgeton (Cohansey River glass and canning town)
Tidal mudflat Source-confirmed findsGray area
What you could find
Reported finds from this shoreline.
Old bottles
Sea pottery
Codd and soda bottlesAlso reported: milks.
Photos via Wikimedia Commons: Sheila Sund (CC BY 2.0), NPS (Public domain), Liz West (CC BY 2.0).
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Why this spot
1880s+ Sanborn-mapped town on Cohansey River, tidal, draining to Delaware Bay
LOC Sanborn coverage 1886 through 1970. Major Cumberland County glass and industrial center on tidewater. Confirmed earliest year from LOC record dates.
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