Finding 2 Old Cellar holes ,While searching for something else (new site Pics)

[Colonial Zoyboy]

I really enjoyed the W&E magazine article, bud! Congrats on the outstanding recoveries!

 

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[The Seeker]

Thanks alot Zoyboy and everyone else who has replied to my post............Whats nice about this site is there were only 2 cellar holes we detected of 5. I finally got permission from one of the other land owners, so this fall should be very interesting! Being a small town back in the early 1800's....Lets hope the finds are just as nice.

The Seeker

 

[pgill]

John Congratulation on getting into the W&E Magazine.... that is a great accomplishment Glad to see you online writing, I have been looking out for you.

God bless
Peter

 

[Mona Lisa]

Re: Finding 2 Old Cellar holes ,While searching for something else (new site Pic

Good to hear from you again, Seeker! I hope all is well.

This is a phenomenal post...definitely one of the best!

 

[birdman]

That spot is the best I have seen on Tnet!

 

[Colonial KirkPA]

Seeker, you guys rock! I look forward to your threads, bud! Go find another Draped wilver now!

 

[Colonial Zoyboy]

This post deserves another recognition from me. Seeker, this is probably the BEST post ever on Treasurenet!

I have to ask, where have you gone, Seeker? I miss seeing your "finds" posts! You need to come baaaaaaaack, buddy!

Kyle

 

[The Seeker]

You know Kyle........like I said in the past, this is one of those sites that you wish you can share with everyone that metaldetects. The amout of finds that came off these two cellar holes is amazing. The pictures you see above are of the items found by me. There were many other great finds that were found by some of the guys I detect with. I appreciate the kind words as always from not only you but all the members of Tnet that responded to the posts that I have shared.


Keep on Digging!!! John

 

[Evolution]

Here's a post I never responded to and I don't know why. I enjoy hunting for the older targets and this is an incredible example of finding them. Absolutely awesome finds. Any progress on the other three cellar hole sites?

 

[The Seeker]

Here's a post I never responded to and I don't know why. I enjoy hunting for the older targets and this is an incredible example of finding them. Absolutely awesome finds. Any progress on the other three cellar hole sites?

Hey Evolution......The other pioneer cabin locations will be hunted sometime this fall.......I now have permission to hunt the property north of these two cellar holes , what remains is locating the final owner of the other piece of property across the road. Just finding the time ..........is the key to getting back to this nice site. Keep on Digging!!!

John

 

[pgill]

Hello Seeker,

Great to hear that you are still getting responses from this topic. It will be great when you can get to hunt the cellars across the road, Im sure much more treasure will surface

Hope and pray that you are still keeping well?

God bless
Peter

 

[Mr.Jody]

How deep was this stuff??

 

[cival war hunter 2 !]

second pic,the cap at the top. What is that?

Hey Jeff (Dig this) ....here are the finds from the old place, and I threw in a few more lost pics I happen to find in my files.....enjoy !!!

 

[crazyjarhead]

Nice finds. That must have really got you excited

 

[Mentalfloss]

very nice

 

[Sniffy]

Re: Finding 2 Old Cellar holes ,While searching for something else (new site Pic

While this was one of those sites you never want to stop going to you know after a good month of detecting the pickens will be getting thin ,or you just have to work a little harder to find them.The finds ranged from 4 inches to 10 inches. While searching for a small settlement on what I believed one of the early Indian Paths back in the 1700's now a unimproved road, I found a small settlement 4 to 5 buildings once it included a post office . But we could not find the owner of the property but that will wait till spring .But down the road from that property was a creek mabe a quarter of a mile away and it just looked to good .With some old Appletrees as a give away I stopped and looked under the evergreen trees there it was a small depression an old cellar hole and it looked old with the round stones half gone it the soil.Now being pumped up and in search of the land owner the person owned much of the area on both sides of the road.

So next week a friend of mine Jeff R went to a site he wanted to go to an after a couple of hours and a few indians and relics I asked him to go and lets try a place I found ,I think this will be the one. It was the one ....we started detecting and within the first half hour I found 2 largecents, a war of 1812 artillery Button and a King Louis the 16th coin, Jeff was saying no way he could not believe it then finally he pulled out a large cent 1837 with a hole in it,a button and a few other pieces. Now that it was starting to get late in the day we ended up with 1 more large penny 1826 and more buttons.

The following Sunday we went back again Myself, Jeff and TimH Not knowing he would find the best two pieces well that happens , we got there at 7 :30 that morning and by noon I had found 7 large cents dating 1842 to 1818,1 bank of upper canada token ,1 king george copper a number of buttons,and the unknown Medal I showed earlier,Jeff finds 3 large cents ,one flowing hair with no date,Tim finds 4 large cent ,and 2 of the nicest finds a George Washington Penny (1795) and an Andrew Jackson 1829 President Button.Jeff and I said no way an we were wrong they were right there .Now I knew this site was old and never Detected By the end of the day we had a few more coins and Buttons. We knew where we were going next week and we did back to the site again and what happened next was the best I decided to go across the road on the other side of the creek and would you believe it another old cellar hole,so with Tim and Jeff over at the first one I decided to start detecting and right off a flat Button then another and the first Silver coin a 1834 Bust Half Dime with holes in it . Now Iwent over and told the guys and away they went both sides of the creek gave up more large pennies and buttons .

Over the next few weeks we found close to 60 coins and well over a hundred Buttons ,also the nice finds 1 small gold ring that was a signature very thin and old ...The items in the display are what I found at the site ,I am going to get some pics of the other stuff Tim and jeff found to post in the near future. We are trying Identify the 2 places since they were not on any of my early maps but one guess could be that they may have been an Early trading Post or Tavern site,,With the amount of Goodies that were all around..I just can't wait to go back since we have a lot of lake effect snow over the last couple of days the detecting will be on hold.. ...I have been Detecting for about 10 years ,I just enjoy this hobby and with doing some research you never know..and with a Little luck......John

This is awesome!! I live a block over in CT. New to metal detecting (3months) and already found my first real undiscovered cellar hole. How do you make goals after finding an 1804 half cent? Before I found this, my earliest coin was a 1912 wheat back penny. I took a large leap face first into it. I have miles of what could be undiscovered areas. Alot of hiking. I"m very thankful that I took up Metal Detecting. Do they sell Yoemans Red book at bookstores?

jesse

 

[John (Ma)]

Thats an awsome collection of finds.

 

[Jimmy(PA)]

Wow, I wish my sites produced like that. I need to find a new cellar hole to hit. I don't think the ones i've hit have been detected previous to me finding them but the people must have been poor because they didnt tend to lose that many coins compared to what your finding.

 

[The Seeker]

Wow, I wish my sites produced like that. I need to find a new cellar hole to hit. I don't think the ones i've hit have been detected previous to me finding them but the people must have been poor because they didnt tend to lose that many coins compared to what your finding.

hey Jimmy......The one thing about this site.....it was one of the earliest tavern/trading post sites in the area. From a time period in the very early 1800's to the late 1830's this place was used for years and the amount to settlers that have passed through this site had to be on a regular basis. With all the buttons found tells you there had to be skimishes and some other activities that caused the loss of so many buttons and coins. The pictures don't include what some of my friend found at the site also. With some researh and a little luck you will find this very early colonial sites! They do exist............ Keep on Digging! john

 

[Gypsy Heart]

Great info in this thread...happy to see it make 100....