Where: Illinois · approx. 37.01, -89.18 (vicinity only)
Why this spot: 1880s+ Sanborn-mapped town on Ohio River
What turns up: Steamboat and wharfboat-era ceramics, embossed bottles from cotton and lumber trade saloons and hotels, and stoneware along the levees at the confluence
Access: Gray area.
In Illinois the beds of the Ohio and Mississippi below the ordinary high-water mark are state-owned public land where removing historic artifacts is restricted. The townsite banks and uplands are usually private and need the landowner's permission, and state law protects archaeological sites and unmarked graves.
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Satellite view, historic-map overlays, tide/flow context and field notes are in the app. Exact research detail is part of Pro.
Pins are approximate by design. This page is historical research, not permission to dig. Check ownership and local law first.