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Wellington, Wellington Region

Greytown first inland planned town

Old dump ground Documented sitePermission required
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What you could find

Reported finds from this ground.

Old bottlesOld bottles
Clay pipe stemsClay pipe stems
Sea potterySea pottery

Photos via Wikimedia Commons: Sheila Sund (CC BY 2.0), Surrey County Council, David Williams, (CC BY-SA 4.0), NPS (Public domain).

Why this spot

Victorian bottle era, historically mapped

New Zealand's first planned inland town, settled 1854 on the Wairarapa coach road; Victorian shop rows and rear yards hold early village refuse.

Keep exploring nearby

More spots in this area.

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