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Newfoundland and Labrador

Channel-Port aux Basques ferry and rail terminus

Tidal foreshore Documented siteGray area

What you could find

Reported finds from this shoreline.

Old bottlesOld bottles
Sea potterySea pottery

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

Why this spot

Victorian bottle era, historically mapped

Gulf ferry port linked to the Newfoundland Railway from 1898, funnelling all island traffic; terminus and steamer refuse around the harbour.

Keep exploring nearby

More spots in this area.

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