Illinois
Chester, Randolph County Mississippi River town
Riverbank Source-confirmed findsGray area
What you could find
Reported finds from this ground.
Codd and soda bottles
Old bottles
Sea potteryAlso reported: milling debris.
Photos via Wikimedia Commons: Liz West (CC BY 2.0), Sheila Sund (CC BY 2.0), NPS (Public domain).
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Why this spot
1880s+ Sanborn-mapped town on Mississippi River
Lower town flooded repeatedly, redistributing bottle refuse along the bank; the upper town privies stay intact.
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