Help finding locations...

[olekyground]

Hey all! As you know I am from Horse Cave Ky. Me and my buddy Caveman2 have been trying to find some good places to go, but here lately we are having no luck at all. That being said If anyone knows of some good spots we might be able to detect in somewhere near us we would greatly appreciate it! Also if anyone would be interested in getting together at a spot we are in for that as well. Any comments would be appreciated! THANKS!!


- Olekyground

 

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[Red James Cash]

Research, research, research.When you think you covered everything research some more.You'll always dig up(no pun intended lol) more information. Get a copy of the WPA guide to Kentucky to start with.WPA writers project guide which took place in the 30s when the government employed unemployed writers to travel to each state gathering stories, legends,even buried treasure legends, about each town and information about each state and its history. Its one of the first books i got hold of when i first started metal detecting.

 

[oldcoon]

The best spots are the places you find yourself. To do that contact and visit your local historical society. Look for old business sites, carnival sites, places the circus may have set up when it came to town. The possibilities are endless. You are only limited by your vision.

Nobody or next to nobody is going to meet up with two beginning detectorists and show them his honey holes. That just doesn't happen the real world.

 

[CWnut]

1) Old Schools
2) City/Town Parks
3) Circus/Fair Sites
4) Old Churches
5) Old Homestead Sites
6) Swimming Holes and Areas
7) Picnic Groves
8) Athletic Fields
9) Scout Camps
10) Rodeo Arenas
11) Campgrounds
12) Ghost Towns
13) Beaches
14) Taverns
15) Roadside Rest Stops
16) Sidewalk Grassy Strips
17) Amusement Parks
18) Rural Mailboxes
19) Reunion Areas
20) Revival sites
21) Fort Sites
22) Winter Sledding Areas
23) Lookout/Overlook Sites
24) Church Supper Groves
25) Fishing Spots
26) Fishing Camps
27) Resorts
28) Old Barns and Outbuildings
29) Battle Sites
30) Band Shells
31) Racetracks
32) Rural Boundary Walls
33) Roadside Fruit and Vegetable Stands
34) Under Seaside Boardwalks
35) Flea Market Areas
36) Ski Slopes
37) Drive Ins
38) Canal Paths
39) Vacant Lots
40) Motels
41) College Campuses
42) Farmer Market Areas
43) Town Squares
44) Urban Yards and Backyards
45) Disaster Sites
46) Areas Around Skating Ponds
47) Hunting Lodges and Camps
48) Mining Camps
49) Railroad Grades, Stations and Junctions
50) Hiking Trails
51) Waterfalls
52) Rural Dance Sites
53) Lover's Lanes
54) Areas Adjacent to Historical Markers
55) Old Gas Stations and General Stores
56) Fence Posts
57) Chicken Houses
58) Bridges and Fords
59) Flower Beds
60) Playgrounds
61) Old Garbage Dumps
62) Cloth Lines
63) Military Camp and Cantonment Sites
64) Wells and Outhouses
65) Abandoned Houses and Structures
66) Areas where Old Trails Cross County or State Boundaries
67) Piles of Scraped Soil at Construction Sites
68) Old Stone Quarries
69) Areas Around Old Abandoned Cemeteries in the Forest
70) Junctions of Abandoned Roads (crossroads)

Do not expect to find lots of treasure every time you metal detect. In fact, there may be times when you come back home empty-handed. But the real joy of this wonderful hobby is never knowing what you are going to dig up next!


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