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Elkton

Tidal mudflat Source-confirmed findsGray area

What you could find

Reported finds from this shoreline.

Sea potterySea pottery
Clay pipe stemsClay pipe stems
Codd and soda bottlesCodd and soda bottles

Also reported: and embossed 1880s-1900s local druggist, and beer bottles near the old wharves, tannery, and Main Street backlots..

Photos via Wikimedia Commons: NPS (Public domain), Surrey County Council, David Williams, (CC BY-SA 4.0), Liz West (CC BY 2.0).

Why this spot

1880s+ Sanborn-mapped town on Head of the tidal Elk River on the upper Chesapeake Bay; historic landing and turnpike town.

Head-of-navigation county seat on the Elk; well built out in the bottle era at the top of the bay.

Keep exploring nearby

More spots in this area.

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