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Havre de Grace

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: Susquehanna-mouth fishing, ferry, decoy-shop and household dumps, and embossed local druggist, and beer bottles near the waterfront and old canal basin..

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 Mouth of the Susquehanna River at the head of the Chesapeake Bay; ferry, canal, and fishing town.

Strategic river-mouth port and Susquehanna and Tidewater Canal terminus; long occupation right at the bay head.

Keep exploring nearby

More spots in this area.

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