stanjam
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My wife just spoke with my mother in law. You might remember me talking about this. She owns a house on a large lot. The house was built in the early 1700s I believe and used to house a cider mill. She said tonight it is fine for me to go up and hunt. She also keyed us in on more information, along with some research my wife did.
Seems there is an old road nearby (no longer is much but an abandoned logging road). However there are some interesting things we found out. First, there is an old rock there called "garnet rock." It is called that because there are a large number of garnets in it. Would like to see that. My wife discovered it as a child. It also seems that the road was a stagecoach road, and it stopped by a natural spring in the area. It is a long abandoned area, and I believe it is owned by the state (though it is not a state park or anything). It is not posted, and hikers often go hiking along this road. This should be an interesting area to investigate. I am especially excited to look in an area that used to be a stage coach stop!
Oh, this is in Western Mass, so it isn't like an Old West stagecoach area. Not sure what coach's used the route, but looking at where it is, the area was developed at the time. It could have either been a local coach, or could have been used as a stopping point for people going between Boston and areas of New York, like Albany.
It is a pretty rough area (wish I had a sniper coil for my ACE). My mother in law wants to go with us, and she suggests we go when it warms up just a little but before the leaves on the trees come out, which means SOON!
I am new at detecting, and this will be my first foray into a valid "old" area. I will certainly let you know what I find! Perhaps one day we can even get a few people up there to investigate this old coach road! It is a pretty big area, and would take me years and years to investigate properly by myself. Any advice on hunting areas like this old coach road and spring would be greatly appreciated!
Seems there is an old road nearby (no longer is much but an abandoned logging road). However there are some interesting things we found out. First, there is an old rock there called "garnet rock." It is called that because there are a large number of garnets in it. Would like to see that. My wife discovered it as a child. It also seems that the road was a stagecoach road, and it stopped by a natural spring in the area. It is a long abandoned area, and I believe it is owned by the state (though it is not a state park or anything). It is not posted, and hikers often go hiking along this road. This should be an interesting area to investigate. I am especially excited to look in an area that used to be a stage coach stop!
Oh, this is in Western Mass, so it isn't like an Old West stagecoach area. Not sure what coach's used the route, but looking at where it is, the area was developed at the time. It could have either been a local coach, or could have been used as a stopping point for people going between Boston and areas of New York, like Albany.
It is a pretty rough area (wish I had a sniper coil for my ACE). My mother in law wants to go with us, and she suggests we go when it warms up just a little but before the leaves on the trees come out, which means SOON!
I am new at detecting, and this will be my first foray into a valid "old" area. I will certainly let you know what I find! Perhaps one day we can even get a few people up there to investigate this old coach road! It is a pretty big area, and would take me years and years to investigate properly by myself. Any advice on hunting areas like this old coach road and spring would be greatly appreciated!
