Discovered in New Orleans LA and Pass Christian MS while digging bottles...

[Robby Raccoon]

More easily readable sideways.

 

[Bass Assassin]

More easily readable sideways.

Good point Bear!

 

[bottlediggingcop]

Hey bottlediggingcop, being from New Orleans and a fan of the bitter's bottles, here's one you will enjoy. Gary Owen's Strengthening Bitters, Sole Proprietor, Ball Lyons Co., New Orleans, LA.
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Awesome Bitters. I've found many of Lyons Medicines, but not the bitters. Most of his medicines I find on the American side of New Orleans, ie Annunciation, Jackson streets etc... Will have to keep on the lookout for that one. Is it for sale?

 

[Bass Assassin]

Thanks but sorry, it is not. Hope you can find some places to dig down there. That is a very old city

 

[CreekWalker]

Great artifacts! Does Pass Christian still have the annual Catholic Seafood festival, miss the spicy boiled crayfish/crawdad ?!

 

[bottlediggingcop]

Great artifacts! Does Pass Christian still have the annual Catholic Seafood festival, miss the spicy boiled crayfish/crawdad ?!

Yes we do! It's usually in the Spring. Should be coming up soon actually. I have a lot of family history here, Great Grandfather was born here in 1874, for example. If you ever come visit, give me a heads up. I'll give you the tour and take you digging. Still digging lots of lots here, 1860-1900.

 

[Bass Assassin]

Yes, there are still some undug privies in the older areas of New Orleans. Be careful

 

[CreekWalker]

Biloxi , Gulfport, Pass Christian

Yes we do! It's usually in the Spring. Should be coming up soon actually. I have a lot of family history here, Great Grandfather was born here in 1874, for example. If you ever come visit, give me a heads up. I'll give you the tour and take you digging. Still digging lots of lots here, 1860-1900.

I'm heading to Ala. this year and than to the Smokies, to visit family, but would like to head to the coast next year. I used to surf fish on Ship Inland , riding the Ferry out to it, caught all kinds of critters, knucklehead catfish, red snapper, sharks, and stingray, to name a few. I haven't been to Pass Christian since the last hurricane , but had a buddy work that area and in New Orleans during the clean up, he found a good group of relics, I think where homes once stood, the lots of lots?. Ended up staying a couple years, driving steel sheet piling in the ocean , for the sea wall outside New Orleans. I'll take you up on the digging offer! Thanks.

 

[bottlediggingcop]

Don't scare me with a good time CreekWalker. Let me know when you get here. I will take you to the private lots and dig some 1860's pits. Too many to dig solo, and owners only trust people who come with me to do them.