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Washburn steamboat coal landing

Riverbank Documented siteGray area
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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

McLean County seat founded 1882 as a Missouri River steamboat and lignite landing; levee ground and coal-era lots carry the late river-trade window.

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