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West Virginia

Charleston (Kanawha County)

Riverbank Source-confirmed findsGray area

What you could find

Reported finds from this ground.

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

Also reported: Salt-valley capital city, bitters.

Photos via Wikimedia Commons: Liz West (CC BY 2.0), Sheila Sund (CC BY 2.0), NPS (Public domain).

Why this spot

1880s+ Sanborn-mapped town on Kanawha River

1883 LOC Sanborn is among the earliest in the state, marking a strong bottle-era Kanawha city.

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