What used to be here any ideas

kdenz

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Mar 31, 2013
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SHAW A.F.B, SC
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Minelab E-Trac
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All Treasure Hunting
here are two square looking patch of woods that stand out supposedly there were logging camps in spread around a couple hundred acres of these woods
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kdenz

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Mar 31, 2013
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SHAW A.F.B, SC
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Minelab E-Trac
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Another question i found these x's. On google earth when i date back in 1998 i see these x's but the next latest date in 2005 its gone?? efv.jpg ef2.jpg
 

flyadive

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Jun 11, 2012
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Whites
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I was told that the "x"'s is for satellite alignment purposes of fixed ground longitude / latitude locations.
 

WVPapaw

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Feb 22, 2013
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Hills of WV
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Garrett AT Gold, pro pointer, and two dowsing rods.
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All Treasure Hunting
I was told that the "x"'s is for satellite alignment purposes of fixed ground longitude / latitude locations.
You might be right but I am always suspicious that Archie's are identifying things to get them protected by bureaucrats. I have noticed that a lot of the treasure legends appear to lead to state parks or federal lands that are off limits to digging, detecting, etc. I am sure that is no accident.
 

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stefen

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X's on a ground plane are most likely targets set by a surveyor which are used for aerial topographic mapping.

A grade circuit is made between each "x" providing an elevation which a mapper uses to set the aerial pictures so single-line contours can be interpolated.

Generally a wooded area is so dense that the ground cannot be configured accurately.
 

boogeyman

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Out in the hills near wherendaheckarwe
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WHITES, MINELAB, Garrett
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All Treasure Hunting
The squares in your first pics look like large corrals where all but the resilient weeds & brush are left or have grown back after cattle or sheep have eaten everything. If you go through the history, you can see the logging activity. Interesting!!
 

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