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West Oakland Victorian privies
Old dump ground Documented sitePermission required
What you could find
Reported finds from this ground.
Codd and soda bottlesAlso reported: whiskies, meds by the privy-load..
Photos via Wikimedia Commons: Liz West (CC BY 2.0).
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Why this spot
1860s-90s rail-boom neighborhoods
Caltrans Cypress Freeway archaeology excavated hundreds of 1860s-90s privies loaded with glass - density proven under any pre-1900 Oakland lot.
Before you go
Hazards noted for this site.
Urban soil lead.
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