Where: Illinois · approx. 40.3, -90.06 (vicinity only)
Why this spot: 1880s+ Sanborn-mapped town on Illinois River
What turns up: Mussel-shell button blanks and cutting waste, commercial-fishing camp bottles, and stoneware at the river landings and packing sheds
Access: Gray area.
In Illinois the bed of the Illinois River below the ordinary high-water mark is 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.