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Bath oldest-town colonial waterfront

Tidal foreshore Documented siteRestricted
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What you could find

Reported finds from this shoreline.

Sea potterySea pottery
Clay pipe stemsClay pipe stems
Old bottlesOld bottles

Also reported: glass, do not dig).

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

Why this spot

Victorian bottle era, historically mapped

North Carolina's oldest town, chartered 1705 on Bath Creek off the Pamlico, a colonial port. Much of the historic core is a protected state historic site and archaeological ground.

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