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Golconda Ohio River ferry seat
Riverbank Documented siteGray area
What you could find
Reported finds from this ground.
Old bottles
Sea pottery
Coins and tokensAlso reported: pipes.
Photos via Wikimedia Commons: Sheila Sund (CC BY 2.0), NPS (Public domain), West Yorkshire Archaeology Advisory Service, Amy Downes, (CC BY-SA 2.0).
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Why this spot
1899 historic-map era
Pope County seat at an Ohio River ferry crossing used since the 1790s, with a long packet landing and courthouse town grid; low-water bars and old lots hold a deep refuse record.
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