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Cape May (Atlantic resort at the peninsula tip)
Tidal mudflat Source-confirmed findsGray area
What you could find
Reported finds from this shoreline.
Crystals and minerals
Codd and soda bottles
Old bottlesAlso reported: beer, plus early beachfront and harbor fill.
Photos via Wikimedia Commons: Stephanie Clifford from Arlington, VA, USA (CC BY 2.0), Liz West (CC BY 2.0), Sheila Sund (CC BY 2.0).
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Why this spot
1890s+ Sanborn-mapped town on Atlantic Ocean and Cape May Harbor at the mouth of Delaware Bay
LOC Sanborn coverage 1890 through 1950. Oldest seaside resort in the country at the Delaware Bay and Atlantic junction. Confirmed earliest year from LOC record dates.
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