NOT a church cache! :(

[wormnblack]

We have a small area of yard in front of my church. Being built in the thirties I figured I'd find SOMETHING. I found a button of some kind and a few clad coins. But then my detector (Ace 250) was going crazy over something large. So, I began digging with more curiousity than anything. My pastor said there had been a Civil War skirmish not far from the church and I thought perhaps I found something from that. Maybe, by coincidence, one of the two armies had camped out RIGHT HERE! So, I dug and dug and BAM! It was some sort of can. I widened the hole the whole time trying to figure out two things: First, why was this can is such good codition? And Second, it's still got the paint on it. What?

After pulling it up, I saw it was secured by clear tape and I knew then it wasn't old. But still... When I opened it up I found toys, misc. items, pictures, church pamphlets, and so on. I had dug up a time capsule that had been buried about 3 to 4 years ago. I presented it to my pastor and he was like, "I need you to re-bury that. I had forgotten all about that thing!"

I was disappointed, but it had been fun to dig up; not knowing what it was. I'm hoping I can find a real cache someday. My grandfather owns a family farm that his grandfather bought from the current resident in 1816. I found a couple neat things, but nothing that would retire me from my job. I have hope. And I'll still be looking.

Cheers! 8)

[IndianaSmith]

Sorry it wasn't something more, but atleast for that excavation time you had a million thoughts running through your mind of what it "could" be

Besides, it wasn't a lost cause.... you helped remind the Pastor of it

....and there's always "next time"....

Smitty

[wormnblack]

Yep! It WAS rather exciting! On the bright side, the thought of finding a bullet or something from the fabled skirmish that supposedly took place near the church has me doing research on the area. Unfortunately, I haven't gotten anything other than finding out a particular raod does, in fact, exist as well as the hill I was told about. Maybe there's something to it?

As for finding a cache...better luck next time, I guess. :P

[Wildfirefighter72]

Still a great find and was a true forgotton cache... Until your pastor remembered. Cool!

[wormnblack]

Hmmm...You know? Since you put it like that...I guess I DID find a cache, huh? Never thought of it like that. Cheers!