The House should be here, right?

1320

Silver Member
Dec 10, 2004
3,428
2,274
East Central Kentucky
I recently ventured out into Montgomery County Kentucky, hoping to find a mid 1800's home site along the banks of a large creek. In 1879, the home belonged to Mrs. Brockway. Based on an old map, a current map overlay and the features on the ground, I was certain that finding it would be a slam dunk. Well, not so easy. In the vicinity of where I thought the site should be sits a small modern tobacco barn with a tin roof. I've hunted around them before, they are a nightmare...nails on top of nails, so I stayed well clear of it. I was finding the occasional iron target in a 20 foot perimeter around the barn but nothing that said to me that I had found the place. I increased my perimeter and the targets became less frequent. Time to drop back and punt. The barn provided a nice relief from the sun on an otherwise unseasonably warm day for October. So, I dug my map out and started another "feature" search of the land around the creek...maybe I had missed it by a hundred feet? Maybe it was a little higher on one of the knobs?
 

Attachments

  • DSCF4102.JPG
    DSCF4102.JPG
    65.6 KB · Views: 201
OP
OP
1320

1320

Silver Member
Dec 10, 2004
3,428
2,274
East Central Kentucky
As I'm pacing back and forth inside and outside the barn, something on the ground catches my eye!
 

Attachments

  • DSCF4087.JPG
    DSCF4087.JPG
    108.6 KB · Views: 188
OP
OP
1320

1320

Silver Member
Dec 10, 2004
3,428
2,274
East Central Kentucky
I'm seeing small pieces of broken glass and plate ware....hmmmmm. Then I start to study the inside of the barn....wow. Angle cut boards on two ends of the barn, re-purposed floor joists with square nails. It's starting to look like the barn was built right over top of the home....
 

Attachments

  • DSCF4095.JPG
    DSCF4095.JPG
    53.2 KB · Views: 188
  • DSCF4094.JPG
    DSCF4094.JPG
    58.6 KB · Views: 180
  • DSCF4092.JPG
    DSCF4092.JPG
    52.4 KB · Views: 184
OP
OP
1320

1320

Silver Member
Dec 10, 2004
3,428
2,274
East Central Kentucky
I immediately turn my trusty Tesoro on and begin scanning the dirt and mud inside the barn and wouldn't you know it, my first target was a thimble. Then a lock plate, square nails, a button. Yes, this is the house! So, I step back out of the barn and start swinging right up against it....wow, who would have guessed. Fooled by a dilapidated barn!
 

OP
OP
1320

1320

Silver Member
Dec 10, 2004
3,428
2,274
East Central Kentucky
19xx Standing Liberty quarter, 1944 Mercury dime, 1909 Wheatie, mother of pearl button, small caliber musket ball....
 

Attachments

  • DSCF4097.JPG
    DSCF4097.JPG
    30 KB · Views: 184

kingskid1611

Gold Member
Feb 23, 2015
8,127
6,664
Oklahoma
Primary Interest:
All Treasure Hunting
And they just keeping popping out all over the place. what a wonderful site to hunt, Congrats!
 

nova treasure

Bronze Member
Mar 2, 2008
1,726
453
Kentucky
Detector(s) used
Whites
Primary Interest:
Relic Hunting
Very Nice finds, I have a couple sites that once stood a home and one even a church that is now a barn. Good you stuck with confidence and found proof of the site.
here is a pic of one of my sites that is photo (65).JPG a 1800's Church that sits in a field, that was transformed into a barn.
 

nova treasure

Bronze Member
Mar 2, 2008
1,726
453
Kentucky
Detector(s) used
Whites
Primary Interest:
Relic Hunting
yes, I found quite a few buttons, some coinage from turn of the century and several parasol parts.
 

Captain Caveman

Silver Member
May 14, 2015
2,513
2,234
Madison, MS
Detector(s) used
Fisher F75SE, F44, F2 and CZ-20. Minelab E-TRAC and Go-Find 60. Tesoro Tejon. BH Quick Silver.
Primary Interest:
Other
Congratz on a great hunt! Way to stick with it!
 

Top Member Reactions

Users who are viewing this thread

Top