After the rain (Farm Finds and photos RW Grave)

[Woodland Detectors]

I managed to sneak away yesterday for a little while. It had been raining here in the Carolina's for about a week. I got in my truck and began my 20 minute drive east. The fall colors of the trees are magnificent this time of year here in the Smokey Mountains. I arrived at my spot and fired up the trusty Etrac as I began my "gridding" ritual. I swept slow and even. Digging many iron targets from the ground placing them in my rubbish bag. The ground was soaked and already, I had accumulated 5 lbs of clay on each shoe. Wet red clay is no fun! I spent the day just relaxing, watching and listening to the wildlife. Wild turkeys gobbling in the morning and even a few deer grazing in the same field I was detecting. It's funny, the deer never mind me detecting but, when hunting season comes around...they know. Yesterday I had found 3 large(Navy??)13 stars..Civil war Buttons. D Evans. (Attelboro falls)There was no missing these! Below are a few pics of my day. A Revolutionary war "skirmish was fought very close by with a scar of a fallen "militia" Officer.Mind you, this stone is in the "bush" all by itself 3 miles in. Someone takes good care of Mr. Francis's resting spot. Obviously, the stone isn't the original. The original is sill visible in the last photo. The tree is an enormous Poplar Near the fallen officer. HHHH

 

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[Woodland Detectors]

Holy smokes, great assortment of relics there 4-H!!!
Congrats on the buttons & CW relics there.
What is that shiny (silver) piece under the toe tap? Coin, or reflection off of a button?
-MM-

I think it's an old shiny cuff button Dougie. The back looks as if it had a shank adhered to it....Where have you been? HHHH

 

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[rjw4law]

I bet there is a lot to be found...good research, excellent pics

 

[FortBedfordbob]

Great Pics ! Looks like a Beautiful location, my kind of place to hunt. Congrats on some nice finds

 

[ModernMiner]

Holy smokes, great assortment of relics there 4-H!!!
Congrats on the buttons & CW relics there.
What is that shiny (silver) piece under the toe tap? Coin, or reflection off of a button?
-MM-

I think it's an old shiny cuff button Dougie. The back looks as if it had a shank adhered to it....Where have you been? HHHH

Thanks.
I've been in a detecting slump lately so I haven't been on TN much. I've hit three early 1800's houses, but it seems someone beat me to them. Not much to post. I need a hunt like you just posted.
Great job,
Dougie

 

[IronSpike]

Great hunt Mike and very nice finds

The recent rain has been good for the deeper targets. Judging from your pics looks like most targets good

 

[whitesPA]

wow nice finds --great pics

 

[Mental Granny]

Great finds and historic site pics would love to hunt an area like that. I love reading old grave markers and new ones marking old sites!

 

[desert dog]

NICE HUNT

 

[Brian(upstateNY-Central Fla.)]

Fantastic finds and love the pictures