Texas
Columbus
Riverbank Source-confirmed findsGray area
What you could find
Reported finds from this ground.
Old bottles
Sea pottery
Codd and soda bottlesAlso reported: blob-top beers.
Photos via Wikimedia Commons: Sheila Sund (CC BY 2.0), NPS (Public domain), Liz West (CC BY 2.0).
Why this spot
1880s+ Sanborn-mapped town on The Colorado River, at the old crossing where the river bends past the courthouse town
One of the oldest Anglo-Texan towns, a Colorado River crossing with a strong German mercantile community and steady bottle-era build-out.
Keep exploring nearby
More spots in this area.