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Southern Pines sandhills resort privies

Old dump ground Documented sitePermission required

What you could find

Reported finds from this ground.

Old bottlesOld bottles
Sea potterySea pottery

Also reported: medicine vials, crockery.

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

Why this spot

1908 historic-map era

Sandhills winter health resort founded in the 1880s on the railroad, drawing northern visitors and consumptives. Old resort and town lots hold privy pits rich in medicine and imported glass.

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