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Coal harbour, Vancouver Island

Tidal foreshore Source-confirmed findsPermission required
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What you could find

Reported finds from this shoreline.

Codd and soda bottlesCodd and soda bottles
Sea potterySea pottery

Also reported: black-glass ale.

Photos via Wikimedia Commons: Liz West (CC BY 2.0), NPS (Public domain).

Why this spot

1885 historic-map era

HBC coal-mining port on Vancouver Island.

Keep exploring nearby

More spots in this area.

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