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Tiverton village on the Sakonnet

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
Sea potterySea pottery

Also reported: A working river village and fishing community. Along the shoreline, medicines.

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

Why this spot

1900s+ Sanborn-mapped town on Sakonnet River at the north end near Mount Hope Bay and the old Stone Bridge

Earliest LOC Sanborn is October 1902, with 1911 and 1920 follow-ups, placing it at the tail of the bottle era.

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