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Petaluma River

Turning basin to McNear

Riverbank, tidal Inferred from historyGray area

What you could find

Reported finds from this shoreline.

Sea potterySea pottery

Photos via Wikimedia Commons: NPS (Public domain).

Why this spot

1850s+ steamboat/scow-schooner commerce; tanneries, laundries on the creek

Strong historic logic; no documented finds located.

Before you go

Hazards noted for this site.

Soft bank mud.

Keep exploring nearby

More spots in this area.

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