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Southeast, Mississippi

Vicksburg MS

Hill-town privy lots

Old dump ground Documented sitePermission required

What you could find

Reported finds from this ground.

Codd and soda bottlesCodd and soda bottles

Also reported: bitters, siege-era bullets and camp relics on permission ground.

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

Why this spot

Antebellum cotton port and 1863 siege city, yards and privies across the old grid produce local sodas, bitters and siege-era relics

Vicksburg-dug bottles, including rare local sarsaparillas and bitters, are documented on collector forums and Peachridge Glass

Before you go

Hazards noted for this site.

Deep loess-soil pits collapse easilyUnexploded ordnance is possible in siege ground

Keep exploring nearby

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