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Tidal mudflat Source-confirmed findsGray area

What you could find

Reported finds from this shoreline.

Old bottlesOld bottles
Codd and soda bottlesCodd and soda bottles

Also reported: oyster-shell fill.

Photos via Wikimedia Commons: Sheila Sund (CC BY 2.0), Liz West (CC BY 2.0).

Why this spot

1890s+ Sanborn-mapped town on Aransas Bay on the central Gulf coast; the town was built along the bayfront and old packery wharves

Bay packing and shipping town; a compact 1890s waterfront gives concentrated near-shore deposits.

Keep exploring nearby

More spots in this area.

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