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Parkersburg (Wood County)

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What you could find

Reported finds from this ground.

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

Also reported: Glass and oil-boom city at a two-river junction, bitters.

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 Ohio River at the mouth of the Little Kanawha

1889 LOC Sanborn confirms a built-out bottle-era river city at the Little Kanawha confluence.

Keep exploring nearby

More spots in this area.

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Parkersburg WV: Little Kanawha-Ohio town1 km away · Riverbank
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Williamstown (Wood County)18 km away · Riverbank
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Marietta at the Muskingum-Ohio confluence19 km away · Riverbank
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Marietta OH19 km away · Riverbank
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