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West, Alaska

Juneau AK

Treadwell / Sandy Beach

Tidal foreshore Documented siteGray area

What you could find

Reported finds from this shoreline.

GoldGold

Also reported: AK saloon glass.

Photos via Wikimedia Commons: BLM Alaska (Public domain).

Why this spot

1880 gold town on tideflats

Treadwell mine (1881-1917) debris field on Sandy Beach is documented; local sea-glass artisans source here.

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More spots in this area.

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