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Tulsa (Arkansas River crossing and early oil-boom city)

Riverbank Source-confirmed findsGray area

What you could find

Reported finds from this ground.

AmberAmber
Old bottlesOld bottles
Codd and soda bottlesCodd and soda bottles

Also reported: The old Arkansas River ford, ferry and later bridge approach west of the original townsite, clay pipes, and early oil-era hardware in eroded cutbanks and fill..

Photos via Wikimedia Commons: Wikited at English Wikipedia (Public domain), Sheila Sund (CC BY 2.0), Liz West (CC BY 2.0).

Why this spot

1890s+ Sanborn-mapped town on Arkansas River

Grew from a Creek settlement and river crossing into an early oil city; heavy modern development means intact ground is mostly on riverbank margins and older lots.

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