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Tidal mudflat Source-confirmed findsGray area

What you could find

Reported finds from this shoreline.

Sea potterySea pottery
Codd and soda bottlesCodd and soda bottles
Old bottlesOld bottles

Also 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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