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Poultney slate-belt village lots

Old dump ground Documented sitePermission required

What you could find

Reported finds from this ground.

Old bottlesOld bottles
Sea potterySea pottery

Also reported: slate tools.

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

Why this spot

Victorian bottle era, historically mapped

Center of the Welsh slate district from the 1850s; quarry rubbish tips and village backlot dumps line the Poultney River fringe.

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