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Midwest, Oklahoma

Guthrie OK

Territorial capital privies

Old dump ground Documented sitePermission required

What you could find

Reported finds from this ground.

Old bottlesOld bottles
Codd and soda bottlesCodd and soda bottles
Sea potterySea pottery

Also reported: land-run era relics.

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

Why this spot

Born in the 1889 Land Run and capital of Oklahoma Territory; its intact Victorian commercial district sits over pre-statehood privies

Oklahoma Territory Bottle and Relic Club digs pre-1907 privies statewide with landowner permission per Oklahoma Magazine; Guthrie is the marquee territorial town for embossed bottles

Before you go

Hazards noted for this site.

Deep pits, buried utilities, summer heat

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