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Monongahela bars below Pittsburgh glass district

Riverbank Inferred from historyGray area

What you could find

Reported finds from this ground.

Sea potterySea pottery

Photos via Wikimedia Commons: NPS (Public domain).

Why this spot

Biggest US glassmaking center of the 19th c; glasshouse waste went straight in

Inference; river is pooled by dams so exposure windows are rare.

Before you go

Hazards noted for this site.

Industrial sediment.

Keep exploring nearby

More spots in this area.

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