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glw54
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Legend has it that, "families, upon approach of Union soldiers in Petersburg, Virginia, hid a lot of valuables on the "SOUTHERN BANK(S) of the Appomattox River in Petersburg. I live in Petersburg. Although this legend, or fact? is widespread, I've never seen anyone down there on that river. Last year in 2003, I became interested in this legend(AGAIN) and went down there taking pictures of likely spots. I didn't stop there, but enlisted the help of an anonymous friend to try and help me locate some things. He did, but I won't say here and now how he did it. I used an ETREX GPS unit and locked in about 11 or 12 spots that I can go back to day or night. There are a lot of "bad things" on that river that one would/could possibly encounter in the Spring, Summer, or Fall. The Winter would be the best time to go down there and search, as the"bad things" will then be dead or hibernating! Targets are supposedly only about 2/3 feet deep and some have become one with the river. I don't have my Garrett MD anymore, and has been suggested that I use: 1-L-Rods to locate the spots, combined with a GPS unit, and deep-seeking MD. Some of us might recall that many successful recoveries have been accomplished with nothing more than a Pendulum(that I have), L-Rods, and a map! Does anyone live in/nearby Petersburg that would be willing to join forces and try and make a recovery?
Legend has it that, "families, upon approach of Union soldiers in Petersburg, Virginia, hid a lot of valuables on the "SOUTHERN BANK(S) of the Appomattox River in Petersburg. I live in Petersburg. Although this legend, or fact? is widespread, I've never seen anyone down there on that river. Last year in 2003, I became interested in this legend(AGAIN) and went down there taking pictures of likely spots. I didn't stop there, but enlisted the help of an anonymous friend to try and help me locate some things. He did, but I won't say here and now how he did it. I used an ETREX GPS unit and locked in about 11 or 12 spots that I can go back to day or night. There are a lot of "bad things" on that river that one would/could possibly encounter in the Spring, Summer, or Fall. The Winter would be the best time to go down there and search, as the"bad things" will then be dead or hibernating! Targets are supposedly only about 2/3 feet deep and some have become one with the river. I don't have my Garrett MD anymore, and has been suggested that I use: 1-L-Rods to locate the spots, combined with a GPS unit, and deep-seeking MD. Some of us might recall that many successful recoveries have been accomplished with nothing more than a Pendulum(that I have), L-Rods, and a map! Does anyone live in/nearby Petersburg that would be willing to join forces and try and make a recovery?
