Iowa
Elkader (Turkey River)
Riverbank Source-confirmed findsGray area
What you could find
Reported finds from this ground.
Codd and soda bottles
Old bottles
Sea potteryAlso reported: embossed druggists, mill-district merchant glass.
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
1890s+ Sanborn-mapped town on Turkey River mill town in the driftless hills; historic stone dam and keystone bridge over the channel
Driftless-region mill town; earliest LOC Sanborn edition read is 1895, later than the river cities but firmly bottle-era.
Keep exploring nearby
More spots in this area.