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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 bottles
Sea potteryAlso 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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