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New Bern, Craven County

BOTTLE DIGGING GRAY AREA CONFIRMED

Where: North Carolina · approx. 35.11, -77.04 (vicinity only)

Why this spot: 1880s+ Sanborn-mapped town on Neuse and Trent rivers

What turns up: Pontiled sodas and medicines, Bragg and local druggist bottles, and stoneware at the Neuse-Trent confluence wharves; strong colonial-through-Victorian layering near the old town docks.

Access: Gray area.

The Neuse and Trent river bottoms below ordinary high water are state-owned public-trust lands where removing historic artifacts is restricted and submerged bottoms are protected; waterfront lots and warehouse parcels are private and need permission; archaeological sites and unmarked graves are protected by state law.

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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.