Colonial Zoyboy
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Hey, guys, I just want to tell everyone about an old picnic grove that I have been researching for awhile. It began in the early 1880s and ended sometime around 1920. After reading many old newspaper articles from the late 1800s, I came across a heading in which it talked about a picnic at this grove that attracted 12,000 people in one day. This occurred in this grove during the entire picnic season and lasted for many years. So, while doyboy was detecting, my uncle and I went to scout out the location, and possibly obtain permission to detect.
After about a 20-minute drive, we found the location of the grove, but there was one small problem. The road that led to the grove was on private property and, yadda...yadda...yadda, we were granted permission by the land owner to detect after turkey season -- at the end of May. We are really looking forward to finding many old coins, considering that it was never hunted.
This picnic grove had many attractions throughout its history. The adults paid 10 cents and children paid 5 for admission into the grove. It also had a dancing pavilion, merry-go-round, soda booths, water booths, etc. Overall, this area should produce many old coins, since it was a "money" site. A "money" site is one in which people needed money for admission, food, activites, etc.
After about a 20-minute drive, we found the location of the grove, but there was one small problem. The road that led to the grove was on private property and, yadda...yadda...yadda, we were granted permission by the land owner to detect after turkey season -- at the end of May. We are really looking forward to finding many old coins, considering that it was never hunted.
This picnic grove had many attractions throughout its history. The adults paid 10 cents and children paid 5 for admission into the grove. It also had a dancing pavilion, merry-go-round, soda booths, water booths, etc. Overall, this area should produce many old coins, since it was a "money" site. A "money" site is one in which people needed money for admission, food, activites, etc.
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