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Lacon woolen mill river seat

Riverbank Documented siteGray area

What you could find

Reported finds from this ground.

Old bottlesOld bottles
Sea potterySea pottery
Buttons and bucklesButtons and buckles

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

Why this spot

1893 historic-map era

Marshall County seat with an 1800s steamboat landing, pork houses and a large woolen mill on the Illinois River; landing streets and mill ground carry period refuse.

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