Illinois
Dixon, Lee County Rock 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: foundry slag.
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 Rock River
Old ford and mill town on the Rock River; the riverfront near the dam and the historic downtown privies are the targets.
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