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Raritan Landing colonial river port
Ghost town Documented siteRestricted
What you could find
Reported finds from this ground.
Nails and fittings
Buttons and buckles
Clay pipe stemsAlso reported: Spanish reales, large cents, ceramic sherds.
Photos via Wikimedia Commons: North Lincolnshire Museum, Martin Foreman, (CC BY 2.0), Unknown (Public domain), Surrey County Council, David Williams, (CC BY-SA 4.0).
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Why this spot
1720s-mid 1800s inland river port
Inland port at the head of navigation on the Raritan River, opposite New Brunswick, where farm goods and lumber were warehoused for shipment to New York and the Caribbean from the 1720s. It stayed vital until the mid-1800s, when most of the port was abandoned.View source →
Before you go
Hazards noted for this site.
river banks
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