Alabama
Prattville (Autauga Creek near the Alabama River)
Riverbank Source-confirmed findsGray area
What you could find
Reported finds from this ground.
Codd and soda bottles
Sea potteryAlso reported: Mill-town waterway discard: patent medicines, bitters, whiskey.
Photos via Wikimedia Commons: Liz West (CC BY 2.0), NPS (Public domain).
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Why this spot
1880s+ Sanborn-mapped town on Built on Autauga Creek a short distance above its outlet to the Alabama River; a water-powered mill town near the river trade.
Confirmed Sanborn coverage on the live LOC index; earliest sheet read as October 1884. Water-powered industrial town; creek corridor and the nearby river landing are the promising zones.
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