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Waycross railroad-hub privy district

Old dump ground Documented sitePermission required

What you could find

Reported finds from this ground.

Old bottlesOld bottles
Sea potterySea pottery

Also reported: crockery.

Photos via Wikimedia Commons: Sheila Sund (CC BY 2.0), NPS (Public domain).

Why this spot

1912 historic-map era

Major rail junction on the edge of the Okefenokee that grew fast as a turpentine and lumber shipping town. Old town lots hold privy and dump pits from the 1870s-1920s.

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