Michigan
Escanaba (Little Bay de Noc ore port)
Tidal mudflat Source-confirmed findsGray area
What you could find
Reported finds from this shoreline.
Old bottlesAlso reported: druggists, ore-dock and rail-terminal fill and debris along the harbor..
Photos via Wikimedia Commons: Sheila Sund (CC BY 2.0).
Why this spot
1880s+ Sanborn-mapped town on Little Bay de Noc at Lake Michigan, ore-dock harbor
Coverage from 1884; the ore docks and old commercial waterfront are prime ground.
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