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Gauley Bridge falls junction town

Riverbank Documented siteGray area

What you could find

Reported finds from this ground.

Old bottlesOld bottles
Nails and fittingsNails and fittings

Also reported: war relics.

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

Why this spot

Victorian bottle era, historically mapped

Town at the Gauley-New junction where the turnpike bridge was burned in 1861 campaigns; ferry, bridge and rail refuse spans the confluence flats.

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