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Bluefield N and W coal-shipping city

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

1900 historic-map era

Norfolk and Western coal-shipping hub in Mercer County. Fast growth left privies and dumps across the wards.

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