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West, Washington

Port Townsend WA

North Beach glass stretch

Tidal foreshore Documented siteGray area

What you could find

Reported finds from this shoreline.

Codd and soda bottlesCodd and soda bottles

Also reported: Worn glass, crockery.

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

Why this spot

1890s-1930s city dump went over the bluff here

Press-documented glass beach (Peninsula Daily News, Spokesman-Review); whole bottles reported historically.

Before you go

Hazards noted for this site.

Only passable at low tide
do not get trapped under the bluffs on a rising tide

Keep exploring nearby

More spots in this area.

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