Louisiana
Natchitoches, LA
Lake shore Source-confirmed findsGray area
What you could find
Reported finds from this ground.
Old bottles
Codd and soda bottles
Sea potteryAlso reported: patent medicines.
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 Cane River Lake (old Red River channel)
Oldest permanent settlement in the Louisiana Purchase; the Red River shifted east, leaving Cane River Lake fronting the old town.
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