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Raleigh antebellum capital privy district

Old dump ground Documented sitePermission required

What you could find

Reported finds from this ground.

Old bottlesOld bottles
Sea potterySea pottery

Also reported: druggist vials, crockery.

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

Why this spot

1914 historic-map era

State capital laid out in 1792, a government and trade town with dense 19th-century residential blocks. Old back lots around the historic core hold deep brick-lined privies.

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