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Lake shore Source-confirmed findsGray area

What you could find

Reported finds from this ground.

Codd and soda bottlesCodd and soda bottles
Sea potterySea pottery
Clay pipe stemsClay pipe stems

Also reported: Lake Champlain's busiest 1800s steamboat and lumber port. Probe the old waterfront fill, wharf lines and railyard edges below Battery Street for pontils.

Photos via Wikimedia Commons: Liz West (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 Lake Champlain (waterfront and Winooski River mouth just north)

Prime hotspot: a large built-out port with a very early Sanborn run. Focus on above-water private ground with permission rather than the protected lakebed.

Keep exploring nearby

More spots in this area.

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