Maryland
Cambridge
Tidal mudflat Source-confirmed findsGray area
What you could find
Reported finds from this shoreline.
Sea pottery
Codd and soda bottles
Old bottlesAlso reported: Oyster and seafood packing-house era debris along Cambridge Creek: oyster-shell middens, canning tins, and embossed local druggist.
Photos via Wikimedia Commons: NPS (Public domain), Liz West (CC BY 2.0), Sheila Sund (CC BY 2.0).
Why this spot
1880s+ Sanborn-mapped town on Cambridge Creek and the tidal Choptank River on the Chesapeake Bay's eastern shore.
Major Choptank oyster and packing town; strong bottle-era buildout with dense waterfront industry.
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