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Soquel, CA
Soquel Creek village above Monterey Bay
Tidal mudflat Source-confirmed findsGray area
What you could find
Reported finds from this shoreline.
Old bottles
Sea potteryAlso reported: 1870s-1900s tannery.
Photos via Wikimedia Commons: Sheila Sund (CC BY 2.0), NPS (Public domain).
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Why this spot
1880s+ Sanborn-mapped town on Pacific coast (Soquel Creek / Monterey Bay)
An early Sanborn of this small creek town reflects tanneries and mills whose creekside refuse and privies are dense, well-preserved bottle deposits.
Keep exploring nearby
More spots in this area.