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New England, Connecticut

Norwich CT

Thames head-of-tide

Tidal mudflat Inferred from historyGray area

What you could find

Reported finds from this shoreline.

Codd and soda bottlesCodd and soda bottles
Sea potterySea pottery

Also reported: colonial-era strays.

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

Why this spot

1659 port at the Yantic/Shetucket confluence

Local blob-tops circulate but CT diggers stick to privies - the mud is untouched.

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