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Weirton Ohio River steel town dumps

Old dump ground Documented sitePermission required

What you could find

Reported finds from this ground.

Old bottlesOld bottles
Sea potterySea pottery

Also reported: crockery.

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

Why this spot

1921 historic-map era

Ohio River steel town that grew fast after 1909. Mill-era refuse and worker-district dumps.

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