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Statesville rail and distillery-town privies

Old dump ground Documented sitePermission required

What you could find

Reported finds from this ground.

Old bottlesOld bottles
Sea potterySea pottery

Also reported: patent-medicine and liquor glass.

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

Why this spot

1911 historic-map era

Iredell County seat and rail town known for distilleries and a large herb and medicine trade in the late 1800s. Old town lots hold privy pits rich in bottle glass.

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