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West, Alaska

Wrangell AK

Three-flag fur port

Tidal foreshore Inferred from historyGray area

What you could find

Reported finds from this shoreline.

GoldGold

Also reported: Russian-America era long shots, cannery glass..

Photos via Wikimedia Commons: BLM Alaska (Public domain).

Why this spot

1834-1900

Historical inference; no documented digs found.

Before you go

Hazards noted for this site.

Cold water
big tides.

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