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Henry first lock and dam town
Riverbank Documented siteGray area
What you could find
Reported finds from this ground.
Old bottles
Sea potteryAlso reported: crockery.
Photos via Wikimedia Commons: Sheila Sund (CC BY 2.0), NPS (Public domain).
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Why this spot
1893 historic-map era
Illinois River town where the state built its first lock and dam in 1872 to aid low-water navigation; wharf frontage, old hotel row and lock ground record the river trade.
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