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Tempe Salt River crossing

BOTTLE DIGGING GRAY AREA CONFIRMED

Where: Arizona · approx. 33.43, -111.94 (vicinity only)

Why this spot: 1890s+ Sanborn-mapped town on Salt River

What turns up: 1890s Hayden ferry and mill town trash on the Salt River butte flats: hand blown and tooled sodas, whiskey flasks, mercantile and pharmacy bottles, and Hispanic and Anglo household ceramics in filled lots near Mill Avenue and the river bank.

Access: Gray area.

The Salt River bed is a contested navigable water matter with removal restrictions; the old townsite is private and municipal ground needing permission; nearby Salt River Pima Maricopa tribal land requires separate tribal permission.

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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.