SHERMANVILLE ILLINOIS
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6 weeks, twice a week, 4 -6 hours each hunt. I got it now.
For more background see my other posts. In a nutshell: searching for bible camp location that closed in late 40?s early 50?s. 1300+ acres of very difficult woods, hills, eskers. All my info was word of mouth, have not found anything yet on web or with library research. Info said a foundation existed where the camp was. I found it and also found out they had a small pool which is now ? full of debris and trash.
Took day off of work, (an obsession).
Found it on my second search area today. Only spent a bit over an hour at the site. Started checking out surrounding area, seems loaded,; and this is just around foundation and pool. I'll be spending a lot more time out there searching, (but I've got the location now), it is only about 20 min into the woods from the road.
I got lucky and stumbled across it.
PHOTOS: 2) Foundation.
1)Some bottles, one on left is older, blue had screw top thus not that old;
Glob is two bottles fused together and melted, so they had a fire.
4)more bottles; metal steer head.
3) Handsome guy with old bike frame; note large tree which grew in
center of foundation. It has been awhile
Also note bike kick stand; I do not remember a
kick stand being on rear wheel, always just behind pedals.
Will post more as I scout the area the next few months.
all have a good un.............
SHERMANVILLE ILLINOIS
For more background see my other posts. In a nutshell: searching for bible camp location that closed in late 40?s early 50?s. 1300+ acres of very difficult woods, hills, eskers. All my info was word of mouth, have not found anything yet on web or with library research. Info said a foundation existed where the camp was. I found it and also found out they had a small pool which is now ? full of debris and trash.
Took day off of work, (an obsession).
Found it on my second search area today. Only spent a bit over an hour at the site. Started checking out surrounding area, seems loaded,; and this is just around foundation and pool. I'll be spending a lot more time out there searching, (but I've got the location now), it is only about 20 min into the woods from the road.
I got lucky and stumbled across it.
PHOTOS: 2) Foundation.
1)Some bottles, one on left is older, blue had screw top thus not that old;
Glob is two bottles fused together and melted, so they had a fire.
4)more bottles; metal steer head.
3) Handsome guy with old bike frame; note large tree which grew in
center of foundation. It has been awhile
Also note bike kick stand; I do not remember a
kick stand being on rear wheel, always just behind pedals.
Will post more as I scout the area the next few months.
all have a good un.............
SHERMANVILLE ILLINOIS
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Any ideas on what that steer head is? its a great find...Also what is the bottle on the bottom left, it looks interesting, the one on the right looks really modern has anyone else been there since?
? I know a promising place that became overgrown with timber around here.? I got poison ivy there in 1999 and haven't been back.? Good luck...
That's great you found it! Can't wait to see what all you find!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
