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Moss Point (Jackson County mill town on the Escatawpa)

Tidal mudflat Source-confirmed findsGray area
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What you could find

Reported finds from this shoreline.

Old bottlesOld bottles
Codd and soda bottlesCodd and soda bottles
Sea potterySea pottery

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

Why this spot

1890s+ Sanborn-mapped town on Escatawpa and Pascagoula rivers, near their junction above the Sound

Coastal river mill town with pre-1900 LOC-confirmed Sanborn coverage.

Keep exploring nearby

More spots in this area.

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Ocean Springs (Jackson County town on Biloxi Bay)28 km away · Tidal mudflat
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