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Oroville Chinatown levee edge

Riverbank Inferred from historyPermission required

What you could find

Reported finds from this ground.

Codd and soda bottlesCodd and soda bottles
Sea potterySea pottery

Also reported: Chinese community material.

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

Why this spot

1856; one of CA's largest Chinatowns, largely buried by Feather River levee work

History documented; digs not.

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