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Moss Landing / Elkhorn mouth (tight windows)

Tidal foreshore Documented siteRestricted
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What you could find

Reported finds from this shoreline.

Old bottlesOld bottles
Sea potterySea pottery

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

Why this spot

1866-1926

[doc-history] Moss's 1866 wharf and the 1919-26 whaling station are documented (SIMoN, harbor district).

Before you go

Hazards noted for this site.

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