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Jonesborough oldest Tennessee town privies

Old dump ground Documented sitePermission required
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What you could find

Reported finds from this ground.

Old bottlesOld bottles
Sea potterySea pottery
Clay pipe stemsClay pipe stems

Also reported: crockery.

Photos via Wikimedia Commons: Sheila Sund (CC BY 2.0), NPS (Public domain), Surrey County Council, David Williams, (CC BY-SA 4.0).

Why this spot

1908 historic-map era

Oldest town in Tennessee, chartered 1779. Deep town-lot occupation with early privies and refuse.

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