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West Africa & Atlantic, Saint-Louis

Saint-Louis, Senegal

River-mouth colonial capital

Riverbank, tidal Inferred from historyGray area

What you could find

Reported finds from this shoreline.

Sea potterySea pottery

Also reported: French colonial glass end to end: wines, absinthe-era, trade gin for the river commerce..

Photos via Wikimedia Commons: NPS (Public domain).

Why this spot

1659-1900

Historical inference; no documented digs found.

Before you go

Hazards noted for this site.

River-mouth currents
heat.

Keep exploring nearby

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