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California
San Quentin Point / Village cove flats
Tidal mudflat Inferred from historyGray area
What you could find
Reported finds from this shoreline.
Sea potteryPhotos via Wikimedia Commons: NPS (Public domain).
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Why this spot
Prison ship Waban 1851-52, cellblocks from 1854; guard village + ferry landing at the point until the 1956 bridge
Modeled, not documented: a century of institutional refuse plus a working ferry wharf next to soft mud nobody can legally approach from the west.
Before you go
Hazards noted for this site.
Armed facility adjacent
stay visibly east of the boundary
Keep exploring nearby
More spots in this area.