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Brownsville (near Hatchie River)

Riverbank Source-confirmed findsGray area

What you could find

Reported finds from this ground.

Old bottlesOld bottles
Sea potterySea pottery
Clay pipe stemsClay pipe stems

Also reported: Old landing and creek banks toward the Hatchie.

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

Why this spot

1880s+ Sanborn-mapped town on Hatchie River bottoms just west of town, with local creeks draining to the Hatchie

Cotton town and county seat set on the ridge above the Hatchie River bottoms; adjacency is via the nearby Hatchie and its landings rather than a channel through town.

Keep exploring nearby

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