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Lockeford, CA
Mokelumne River crossing town
Riverbank Source-confirmed findsGray area
What you could find
Reported finds from this ground.
Old bottles
Sea potteryAlso reported: 1860s-1900s ferry-town saloon.
Photos via Wikimedia Commons: Sheila Sund (CC BY 2.0), NPS (Public domain).
Why this spot
1880s+ Sanborn-mapped town on Mokelumne River
An 1884 Sanborn marks a pre-railroad river-crossing town, the earliest coverage and a live river make its bank dumps and privies prime bottle-era ground.
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