Illinois
Nauvoo, Hancock County Mississippi River town
Riverbank Source-confirmed findsGray area
What you could find
Reported finds from this ground.
Old bottles
Sea potteryAlso reported: plus early hand-blown glass in hillside cellar and privy dumps.
Photos via Wikimedia Commons: Sheila Sund (CC BY 2.0), NPS (Public domain).
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Why this spot
1890s+ Sanborn-mapped town on Mississippi River
Mormon and Icarian-era cellars make this unusually early; much of the flat is historic-site land, so confirm status before digging.
Keep exploring nearby
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