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Devils Lake steamer bay town

Lake shore Documented siteGray area

What you could find

Reported finds from this ground.

Old bottlesOld bottles
Sea potterySea pottery
Nails and fittingsNails and fittings

Photos via Wikimedia Commons: Sheila Sund (CC BY 2.0), NPS (Public domain), North Lincolnshire Museum, Martin Foreman, (CC BY 2.0).

Why this spot

1912 historic-map era

1880s rail town whose lake steamers ferried settlers and excursions across the big brine lake until levels fell, then rose to drown old shore works; the historic shoreline is now deep or diked.

Keep exploring nearby

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