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West, Washington

Port Townsend WA

1893 frozen boomtown

Old dump ground, tidal Inferred from historyPermission required
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What you could find

Reported finds from this shoreline.

Codd and soda bottlesCodd and soda bottles

Also reported: Port Townsend drugstores, customs-port imports..

Photos via Wikimedia Commons: Liz West (CC BY 2.0).

Why this spot

Victorian 'City of Dreams' - boom died 1893, leaving a clean pre-1900 horizon

Strong inference; locals keep quiet.

Keep exploring nearby

More spots in this area.

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