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Midwest, Illinois

St. Louis

North Riverfront banks

Riverbank Documented siteGray area

What you could find

Reported finds from this ground.

Codd and soda bottlesCodd and soda bottles

Also reported: beers, insulators.

Photos via Wikimedia Commons: Liz West (CC BY 2.0).

Why this spot

Industrial riverfront dumps met the Mississippi here

Post-Dispatch feature on mining the banks for old glass; 2012 and 2022 low-water events exposed material basin-wide.

Before you go

Hazards noted for this site.

Riprap, barge wakes

Keep exploring nearby

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