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Niles, CA
Alameda Creek at the canyon mouth
Tidal mudflat Source-confirmed findsGray area
What you could find
Reported finds from this shoreline.
Old bottlesAlso reported: 1880s-1910s rail-town.
Photos via Wikimedia Commons: Sheila Sund (CC BY 2.0).
Why this spot
1890s+ Sanborn-mapped town on San Francisco Bay (Alameda Creek)
An 1892 Sanborn shows a built-up junction town at a creek mouth, its creekside and back-lot privies are classic Bay-Area bottle deposits.
Keep exploring nearby
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