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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 bottlesOld bottles
Sea potterySea pottery

Also 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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