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Williams Creek gold town

Tidal foreshore Source-confirmed findsProhibited, look only

What you could find

Reported finds from this shoreline.

GoldGold
Old bottlesOld bottles
Sea potterySea pottery

Also reported: black-glass ale and champagne, druggist vials.

Photos via Wikimedia Commons: BLM Alaska (Public domain), Sheila Sund (CC BY 2.0), NPS (Public domain).

Why this spot

1870 historic-map era

Barkerville is a protected provincial historic town/park; digging and collecting are prohibited.

Keep exploring nearby

More spots in this area.

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