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Galesville West River oyster wharf

Tidal foreshore Documented siteGray area
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What you could find

Reported finds from this shoreline.

Old bottlesOld bottles
Sea potterySea pottery

Also reported: oyster-house glass.

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

Why this spot

Victorian bottle era, historically mapped

West River steamboat and oyster-packing landing from the 1600s Quaker settlement onward; wharf and packing refuse.

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