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Oak Hill New River coalfield town dumps

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

Also reported: crockery.

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

Why this spot

1912 historic-map era

New River coalfield town in Fayette County. Company-store and worker refuse from the coal boom.

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More spots in this area.

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