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Gaffney upcountry rail and mill town

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

1908 historic-map era

Cherokee County seat that grew as a cotton, mineral-spring and mill town on the railroad. Old town lots hold privy pits from the late 1800s.

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