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Mystic, Mystic River shipbuilding village

Tidal mudflat Source-confirmed findsGray area

What you could find

Reported finds from this shoreline.

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

Also reported: ale.

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

Why this spot

1880s+ Sanborn-mapped town on Mystic River tidal estuary at Long Island Sound

Famous wooden-ship building village straddling the river; heavy maritime trade left rich waterside deposits.

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