West Jersey Detecting
Gold Member
There is a little "Green Acres" land near my neighborhood. It is stuck between modern subdivisions. According to local records, there was a gristmill at the site built around 1782. Unfortunately the site has been hit very hard, long before I ever owned a metal detector. I was able to get a musket ball, and three buckles, two in the same hole. This brings my total to 5 from the site I have nicknamed "Bucklewood". One buckle is more modern, but the others are pre 1850.
It was a beautiful day to be out swinging even tho no copper was in the forecast. The picture is a nice stone wall made primarily of Jersey Sandstone. There is also a cellar hole of the same construction nearby.
It was a beautiful day to be out swinging even tho no copper was in the forecast. The picture is a nice stone wall made primarily of Jersey Sandstone. There is also a cellar hole of the same construction nearby.