Where: Alabama · approx. 34.8, -87.68 (vicinity only)
Why this spot: 1880s+ Sanborn-mapped town on On the north bank of the Tennessee River at Muscle Shoals, a river-shipping town at the head of the shoals.
What turns up: Tennessee River waterfront glass: patent medicines, bitters, whiskey, and blob and Hutchinson sodas near the landing, plus stoneware.
Access: Gray area.
Alabama framing: the Tennessee River bed below the ordinary high-water mark is state-owned public-trust land where artifact removal is restricted; the riverbanks and uplands are generally private and need permission; state law protects archaeological sites and unmarked burials. Much of the historic shoreline now lies within the TVA reservoir system, which adds federal management.
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Pins are approximate by design. This page is historical research, not permission to dig. Check ownership and local law first.