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  1. More Flat Buttons, Crotal Bell, and Some Other Interesting Finds from the 1830s Site

    I went out for a couple hours this afternoon with my daughter to the 1830s farm site. It was above freezing today but the ground was still frozen down a about 2 or 3 inches. My best find was a Turner Bower & Co. "Best Treble" flat button. The tiny crotal bell was an interesting find. Almost...

  2. More Flat Buttons from the Early 1800s Farm

    Went back to the 1830s farm site for a couple hours this afternoon and found some more flat buttons. The largest one I found is a match to three others I have found there in the past. I also found another round ball. I lost one of the flat buttons I found so I guess I'll have to go back again...

  3. Colonial Picnic Site and INDIAN ROCK outcrop - NC

    This unique granite outcrop landmark feature has hand and foot holes ground into the slanting face of the granite to the top. I have climbed it and appears to have been once used as a Native American "Deer Stand", or should I say "Rock Stand!" Looking down you can scout the area silently...

  4. DUG UP A SNAKE, Flat Buttons, Colonial 2-tine Forks, and GOLD gilt decoration!

    Got out and detected in NC and dug up a SNAKE, that's a first, here is the video: https://youtu.be/OWF7vWiXIyw Along with the snake dig, a GREAT day of discovery digging flat buttons with backmarks, 2 colonial 2 tine forks, and an excellent representative piece to a cast iron cooking pot...

  5. Smith & Hopkins flat button

    Found this between two large tree roots today.. I believe it's from the 1830-1840's still has a lot of gold gilting on the front and the shank is intact.. If you know anything about it please let me know.. After finding a pocketfull of junk I got a jumpy one at a base of a large tree... Digging...
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