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Sanford, Seminole County

Lake shore Source-confirmed findsGray area

What you could find

Reported finds from this ground.

Old bottlesOld bottles
Codd and soda bottlesCodd and soda bottles
Coins and tokensCoins and tokens

Photos via Wikimedia Commons: Sheila Sund (CC BY 2.0), Liz West (CC BY 2.0), West Yorkshire Archaeology Advisory Service, Amy Downes, (CC BY-SA 2.0).

Why this spot

1880s+ Sanborn-mapped town on Lake Monroe on the upper St. Johns River; head of steamboat navigation

Head of navigation on the St. Johns made Sanford the transfer point between river steamers and rail, concentrating landing refuse.

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