Where: Virginia · approx. 37.8, -78.49 (vicinity only)
Why this spot: 1880s+ Sanborn-mapped town on James River (at a horseshoe bend)
What turns up: Former James River and Kanawha Canal port: warehouse, tavern, and canal-basin refuse with blob-top and hutchinson sodas, druggist bottles, stoneware, clay pipes, and buttons along the riverbank and old Valley Street lots.
Access: Gray area.
The James River bed below the ordinary low-water line is public-trust land owned by the Commonwealth where relic removal is restricted; private town lots on the Sanborn footprint need the owner's permission. State law protects archaeological sites.
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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.