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South Dakota
Watertown (Big Sioux River and Lake Kampeska)
Lake shore Source-confirmed findsGray area
What you could find
Reported finds from this ground.
Old bottles
Sea potteryAlso reported: and privy fill behind the earliest Kemp Avenue blocks and along the Big Sioux bank near the old dam and mill..
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 Big Sioux River through town, fed by nearby Lake Kampeska and Lake Pelican
Named for the water power of the Big Sioux and built between the river and Lake Kampeska; the earliest Sanborn shows the boom-era frame town by the river.
Keep exploring nearby
More spots in this area.