Explore / North America / New England
New England, Massachusetts
Spectacle Island MA
Boston Harbor dump beaches
Tidal foreshore Source-confirmed findsProhibited, look only
What you could find
Reported finds from this shoreline.
Sea glass
Sea pottery
Clay pipe stemsAlso reported: melted slag.
Photos via Wikimedia Commons: Moximox (CC BY-SA 4.0), NPS (Public domain), Surrey County Council, David Williams, (CC BY-SA 4.0).
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Why this spot
Boston's island garbage dump and horse-rendering plant 1857 to 1959, capped with Big Dig fill; its beaches shed a century of city glass and china
Sea glass and china drifts documented by Save the Harbor staff, Beachcombing Magazine and countless visitor accounts
Before you go
Hazards noted for this site.
Broken glass underfootFerry schedule strands late walkers
Keep exploring nearby
More spots in this area.