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Wahpeton (head of the Red River, Bois de Sioux and Otter Tail confluence)

BOTTLE DIGGING GRAY AREA CONFIRMED

Where: North Dakota · approx. 46.27, -96.61 (vicinity only)

Why this spot: 1880s+ Sanborn-mapped town on Red River of the North

What turns up: Bottle-era refuse at the river head and behind early Main Street: blob-top and Hutchinson sodas, embossed druggist and bitters bottles, beers, and stoneware; privy pits and dumps behind the 1880s-1890s business blocks on the Sanborn.

Access: Gray area.

The Red River (and its Bois de Sioux/Otter Tail source channels) bed below the ordinary high-water mark is state public-trust land with restrictions on removing historic artifacts; townsite banks and uplands are private and need permission. State law protects archaeological sites and unmarked burials.

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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.