spots

[dethklok97]

hi im josh i just got my prizm v but i dont no where to go i live in alexandria virginia and i live in a very historic nieghborhood its about 225+ years old please tell me some nearby spots and if u live in va come and lets go hunt 2gether uhbuy 8) :P

[sniffer]

just figure out where people in your area get together and start looking, ball fields, parks, tot lots, swimming area, etc.
just think about where you go and take it from there.

[nappy]

Welcome to the hobby dethklok.
You may want to check with your local parks dept. first, but Jones point park right by the Potomac looks like a good place. There has to be some history there. Use "Flash Earth" to zoom in on your area or any area and the local parks will have a green name, so they're easy to spot. Looks like there are several around you. Of course don't underestimate the contents of your yard, you might be surprised and it is a great place to learn your detector. Happy hunting.........nappy

[Tin Nugget]

I grew up in Alexandria. I detected Jones Point when I got my first detector about 1980. It was a park back then but not well cared for or kept up. I did detect there when I got my first detector. Found many coins including many silvers and some relics. Keep in mind that was with an old White's I bought at sears. I would love to try it again but they have restored the old building there and cleaned the place up and made it a historical marker. Probably off limits but worth a check. Now you could go just to the left of there under the Woodrow Wilson bridge where we used to build a fire, fish and drink beer all night and practice by detecting all the pull tabs we tossed, although most went into the Potomac. There used to be many places around there to detect but most are built over now. Any small place you can find in Alexandria has potential. I was told schools are now off limits in Fairfax Co. I will PM you a few places I remember. I moved to Falls church, then to the Sterling/Leesburg area. There was a little more elbow room there but that has filled in with people now too.

HH

[cptbil]

I grew up in Alexandria. I detected Jones Point when I got my first detector about 1980. It was a park back then but not well cared for or kept up. I did detect there when I got my first detector. Found many coins including many silvers and some relics. Keep in mind that was with an old White's I bought at sears. I would love to try it again but they have restored the old building there and cleaned the place up and made it a historical marker. Probably off limits but worth a check. Now you could go just to the left of there under the Woodrow Wilson bridge where we used to build a fire, fish and drink beer all night and practice by detecting all the pull tabs we tossed, although most went into the Potomac. There used to be many places around there to detect but most are built over now. Any small place you can find in Alexandria has potential. I was told schools are now off limits in Fairfax Co. I will PM you a few places I remember. I moved to Falls church, then to the Sterling/Leesburg area. There was a little more elbow room there but that has filled in with people now too.
HH

Amen to that!
I used to live in Phoenix, Az., when the population was 50,000!
Right now, it's several MILLION!