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Southeast, Kentucky
Louisville KY
Old-city privy district
Old dump ground Documented sitePermission required
What you could find
Reported finds from this ground.
Old bottles
Sea pottery
Codd and soda bottlesPhotos via Wikimedia Commons: Sheila Sund (CC BY 2.0), NPS (Public domain), Liz West (CC BY 2.0).
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Why this spot
Falls of the Ohio portage city, glassworks, distilleries and potteries filled 19th c. privies across Portland, Butchertown and the downtown grid
Active digging in the Louisville and southern Indiana area is documented on antique-bottles.net, specific holes stay private as usual
Before you go
Hazards noted for this site.
Deep brick-lined pitsUrban utilities, contaminated fill
Keep exploring nearby
More spots in this area.