Where: Illinois · approx. 41.35, -88.84 (vicinity only)
Why this spot: 1880s+ Sanborn-mapped town on Illinois and Michigan Canal
What turns up: Glass cullet from the silica-sand glass industry, beer and soda bottles, and stoneware near the canal locks and the Fox River mouth
Access: Gray area.
In Illinois the beds of the Illinois River and the state-owned Illinois and Michigan Canal below the ordinary high-water mark are 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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Pins are approximate by design. This page is historical research, not permission to dig. Check ownership and local law first.