ROME GA CIVIL WAR CANNON IN GRAVEYARD THREAD INFO

[gldhntr]

a year or so ago there was a thread on here referring to some civil war cannon that someone was attempting a recovery on in a graveyard in rome georgia..can anyone point me to the thread, link, or provide current info on the story as i never saw the outcome posted.....thanks, gldhntr

[Rowdy]

Tried a search for combinations of "cannon" "graveyard" and "Atlanta" and don't see anything, are you sure you've got your facts straight?

[jeff of pa]

I don't remember the thread off hand either

That is Not to say it isn't here, alot of posts have been made in the last year.

[gldhntr]

got the facts straight...like you jeff, there are so many posts and i can't remember the threads subject.....it was in a downtown graveyard,,,it was in the news and there was a link to the story..seems they were going to dig two holes to recover cannons known buried there.......i followed the thread quite awhile till i had back surgery and was offline awhile..........maybe someone will find it or remember it.......

[kenb]

Here you go gldhntr,this occurred in Rome Georgia.
http://forum.treasurenet.com/index.p...c,29427.0.html

kenb

[Rowdy]

Here's another one.

http://forum.treasurenet.com/index.p...c,28995.0.html

No wonder I didn't find it the first time, you said it was in a graveyard, not a cemetery!!!

[gldhntr]

thanks fellows....i knew someone on here could remember it....my little pea of a brain short circuited several years back in the early 70s {psychedelic fun} and i kaint membur nuthin............anyway, if any of you can find an update to this you would be my hero and i will owe you one, or two, possibly even three.......thankx , gldhntr

[Gypsy Heart]

Hugh Durden, commander of the local Sons of Confederate Veterans was suppose to be updating the news on that ....try to reach him here
http://www.scvcamp469-nbf.com/

romescv@comcast.net <romescv@comcast.net>

[gldhntr]

you are the winner gypsy....just pm me when you are ready to collect your big favor........for anyone interested i will post info in a couple months as i have been asked to keep it confidential until then due to the surprise value involved.........gldhntr

[Gypsy Heart]

Glad to be able to help. Now that you have us on pins and needles....and I love suprises!

[kenb]

A COUPLE OF MONTHS? now thats just not right!!! LOL. I'll be waiting.

kenb

[christophernixon]

I live about 20 minutes north of Rome - a friend of mine owns a piece of property in Floyd County (Rome) that I detect on all the time. I always find something from the CW and we have found what we think may be a powder magazine on the property - trenches and cannon placements can still be seen on the property to this day.

We plan to make an attempt to excavate the area we think may be the powder magazine this winter - hope to find those cannons they have searched for all of these years.

Good to see something local on here - happy hunting!!!

[kenb]

Any updates yet gldhntr? it hasent been a "couple" of months yet but I didn't want to lose track of this thread.

kenb

[gldhntr]

last i heard is that they were having problems due to an old state law that was found regarding digging in a graveyard..they are trying to work this out now........gldhntr

[kenb]

Still waiting, any more info?

kenb

[gldhntr]

nothing different yet

[jhunter]

i remember that.last time i saw an update on here about it some one was trying to get a permit or somthing to get rich lol.

[Sheldius]

Hello,

There isn't likely to be any action on the possible cannon in Rome, Georgia. Permits to dig would have been possible, but City of Rome was worried about having to notifiy and get community support. Plus, it would have required money to properly conserve the object.

We are presenting the ground pentrating radar and gradiometer results at the South East Section meeting of Geology Society of America meeting in Savannah, Georgia (Hyatt Hotel) on March 29th. That will probably be the end of it.

I happened across this thread today because I'm looking to metal detect in Savannah and was wondering what the rules were for MDing public beaches in Georgia. Any help you can give would be welcome.

Sheldon Skaggs
PhD Candidate
Dept. of Geology
Univ. of Georgia

[kenb]

Welcome to T-Net Sheldius!! Thank you very much for the update. I guess its safe to say your involved in this? If anything comes of the meeting would you mind posting another update? thank you.

kenb

[Sheldius]

Thanks. Yes, I was one of the 3 archaeology students working on that. I specialize in remote sensing along with the analysis of artifacts using geology instruments and techniques.

I certainly will update if anything develops. I'm not sure how much pressure would have to be applied locally for the City to become interested. Oh well.

I'll also be posting any finds from Tybee beach in Today's Finds. A local MD'er has agreed to go out with me.