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Grand Rapids (Grand River furniture city)

BOTTLE DIGGING GRAY AREA CONFIRMED

Where: Michigan · approx. 42.96, -85.67 (vicinity only)

Why this spot: 1880s+ Sanborn-mapped town on Grand River through the city center and rapids

What turns up: Brewery and saloon bottles, druggist and pharmacy bottles, industrial and dock riverfront fill along the old rapids and mill district.

Access: Gray area.

Michigan public trust framing: the bed of Grand River below the ordinary high-water mark is state-owned bottomland held in public trust, where removing historic artifacts is restricted and state law protects archaeological sites and abandoned property in state waters. The townsite banks and uplands above the high-water mark are usually private and require the landowner's permission.

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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.