Where: Florida · approx. 29.89, -81.31 (vicinity only)
Why this spot: 1880s+ Sanborn-mapped town on Matanzas River and the Atlantic behind the barrier island; the nation's oldest port town
What turns up: Oldest continuously occupied city, with colonial, military, and Gilded-Age tourist layers. Expect colonial-through-Victorian bottles, Spanish coins, and privy and seawall-fill relics along the Matanzas bayfront and old town lots.
Access: Gray area.
Florida framing: the Matanzas River bed and the tidelands below the mean high-water line are state-owned sovereignty submerged land with restricted artifact removal, and Florida law strongly protects archaeological and historical resources on state land; much of the old core is a protected historic district. Uplands are usually private and need the landowner's permission. State law protects unmarked burials.
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Pins are approximate by design. This page is historical research, not permission to dig. Check ownership and local law first.