Lead for Ohio detectorists

[cryptodave]

http://www.forgottenoh.com/SanToy/santoy2.html

town of San Toy, lots of foundations and good hunting!

HH!!

[curbsweeper]

sweet!

[Kas]

Cool, less research time, more hunting. Thanks man.

Re-post. Just checked it out on the Ohio map.

It's inside Wayne national forest. You'd have to get special permission from the government to hunt it.

Ken

[snake35]

Good lead, Thanks.

[flyinpig]

It's inside Wayne national forest. You'd have to get special permission from the government to hunt it.

I stopped into the Wayne office and asked about hunting in the forest and was told no special permit or anything is required.

Adam
Nelsonville, O

[Kas]

Nelsonville! Ha.

Go through there once in a while on my way to Ohio University. I have a son who is about to graduate next week, early. He's smart.

Anyway, Adam, wouldn't mind running over there and checking it out with you some time.

HH
Ken

[flyinpig]

Kas..

Would love to get some pointers...I know where there are a bunch of old houses, pre 1950s. A buddy and I went a couple weeks ago, found an old hatchet, some old cans, a watch gear and a bunch (1000s) of nails.

This area is loaded with history, Moonville is close by, Morgans raiders came through Nelsonville as well as where I grew up in a little town called Hockingport, where the Hocking meets the Ohio. John Swift also made a pass through the area when running from Indians.

Adam

[Green Frost]

I'm not to far from Nelsonville...Only about 5-7 mins

[Kas]

Heck, let me know when you want to do this thing and I'll be there.

HH
Ken

[flyinpig]

GF & Kas,

Sounds good, weekends work for me. Wife is about to pop our 2nd so I can't plan ahead to far .

Adam

[minton7]

would love to try san toy with you fellas.... I read about it on that link a few days ago... although I found it on my own and not from the post LOL If you havent already went out lets set a date... SAt is best for me currently... well or a day during the week... not working right now........ just not sunday as I am a minister.... Would love to do a group hunt someplace.... just dont really know of any in my area..... Vinton County.....

RAndy

[minton7]

sounds like a plan don LOL That's what I've been missing all this time.... Group hunts would be fun... esp on a ghost town site that is probably large and spread out.......

[Dad_of_3]

Well, looks like I may have to change my driving directions! I am going out to Dayton, OH end of April for work. I am driving from western MD. I should take me about 5 hours to get to San Toy and the another 2 hours to get to Dayton. If I have no problems finding it I should be a ble to get a few good hours of MDing in.

So, has anyone detected there? If so, what kids of finds?

Thanks,

Joe (dad_of_3)

[Kas]

(just not sunday as I am a minister)

Come on Randy...plan a church picnic... Don

We'll hunt the week after the picnic .

[Kas]

Well, looks like I may have to change my driving directions! I am going out to Dayton, OH end of April for work. I am driving from western MD. I should take me about 5 hours to get to San Toy and the another 2 hours to get to Dayton. If I have no problems finding it I should be a ble to get a few good hours of MDing in.

So, has anyone detected there? If so, what kids of finds?

Thanks,

Joe (dad_of_3)

I'm in Dayton everyday. I work down here.

[bz4736]

Has any one had the chance to hunt at San Toy?

I'm planing on being there on the 17th of Aug. Hoping to do some MDing when I'm there if its possible.

[steve from ohio]

After reading this post, I visited San Toy.

Very hard to find. Way back in the woods in a hollow.

Saw the post for the stop light and the brick road at the intersection.

Very overgrown. Signs posted no trespassing. The land around Sand Toy is leased to a hunting club.

[mlayers]

If you get a group hunt going I would be in. Thanks...Matt

[123jerry]

nice

[daytondigger]

Me and a buddy of mine metal detected there many moons ago and found nothing of interest. There are several foundations, the old jail and the stop light post. There was scrip issued from the mines that is quite valuable. That's what I was hunting for with my detector. There's a lot of private property and I was told one can land in some hot water if caught on the wrong piece of property. I'd love to spend some more time there with permission, I would have to think there are some goodies there somewhere. If anyone goes out there be careful and good luck.