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Morehead City, Carteret County

Tidal mudflat Source-confirmed findsGray area

What you could find

Reported finds from this shoreline.

Old bottlesOld bottles
Sea potterySea pottery

Photos via Wikimedia Commons: Sheila Sund (CC BY 2.0), NPS (Public domain).

Why this spot

1880s+ Sanborn-mapped town on Bogue Sound and Newport River, coast

Rail-terminus resort and fishing port on the sound; the deep-water terminal drew coastal shipping refuse to the shoreline.

Keep exploring nearby

More spots in this area.

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