Texas oil boom ghoat town hunt

GameOfTones

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Had the privilege of detecting the site of a Texas oil boom town this weekend that is long gone and almost no ruins remain. What was once a town of nearly 20k people, all the buildings and oil wells are gone.

The 4 highlights of my finds are:

Brass dial frame from a 1932 Crosley model 159 tombstone radio (radio image for reference)

Brass slide (for a belt?) With a "K" (any ideas from anyone?)

1916-S Barber dime

25 cent token from a Weatherford, TX grocery store. I have not seen this token before. The best part was that the signal was in the depression of a horse print. At some point, a horse had stepped directly down onto the token and bent it!

I love reading the land and hunting a ghost town, finding the old road beds in the woods can sometimes be a challange. But once you find them and know exactly where to hunt, the pieces fall together. 20190317_125345.jpeg 20190317_124758.jpeg 159.jpeg 20190317_091025.jpeg 20190317_091003.jpeg 20190317_090924.jpeg
 

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cambria09

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Hello GoT. Nice digs...old silver, cool token, nice relic...three of my favorite things. Good Luck out there. C9
 

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GameOfTones

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Thanks everyone! It was such a fun hunt. Hope to return there in the near future.
 

idahotokens

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Nice finds! Thomas R. Erwin is shown in the 1910 Census as "Merchant - Hardware & Groceries". In 1900 he was a salesman in a store, so he evidently did well.
John in the Great 208
 

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GameOfTones

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May 22, 2018
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Nice finds! Thomas R. Erwin is shown in the 1910 Census as "Merchant - Hardware & Groceries". In 1900 he was a salesman in a store, so he evidently did well.
John in the Great 208
Nice. Thank you for the info! I didn't find a ton on him or his businesses.
 

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