Where: North Carolina · approx. 35.05, -78.88 (vicinity only)
Why this spot: 1880s+ Sanborn-mapped town on Cape Fear River
What turns up: Applied-lip whiskeys, druggist bottles, and Hutchinson sodas around Campbellton and the Cape Fear landings; stoneware from the surrounding Piedmont pottery belt and naval-stores containers at the wharf grade.
Access: Gray area.
The Cape Fear River bottom below ordinary high water is state-owned public-trust land with restrictions on removing historic artifacts and protection of submerged bottoms; riverbank lots and the old landing uplands are private and need permission; 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.