18th Century Burial Ground

[West Jersey Detecting]

I was driving down a well traveled road near my office yesterday, when I noticed a small stone wall across from an office building. I got out to investigate and found an old graveyard.

Most of the stones date before 1820, and one simple stone was hand engraved "M.F. 1789"

It is surrounded by open fields with no visible property signs. About 1/4 mile away there are signs marked "no tresspassing". I have a feeling the property is now the local township's.

It should be noted that many of the stones mark the graves of young children. The mortality rate was very high for the young back in the day.

 

[Tnmountains]

They have been at rest for a long time. Always humbling when in ancient burial grounds.
Nice post.
TnMountains

 

[seger98]

I love walking around old cemetery's like that, could be a good place to detect it outside the wall.

 

[Woodland Detectors]

It has been documented that people have found GW inaugural campaign button's in fields near old cemetery's...

And gold
and military buttons
and numerous Spanish reales
And Georgian artifacts .... But, you know this.

 

[irbaddadjoe]

Me to. Im fascinated by the past

 

[West Jersey Detecting]

Very cool!

The Indians peacefully co-existed with the White people in this area for many years before re-settling to Ohio in the early 20th century.

 

[wildcatman71]

I have never seen graves marked "killed by Indians" Fascinating!