PullinPlugs
Greenie
- Oct 12, 2015
- 13
- 4
- Detector(s) used
- White's treasurepro, TRX pinpointer
- Primary Interest:
- Metal Detecting
I have been doing alot of research on my home town and surrounding areas, in search of prime public land to MD on. I have a huge running list of historical locations in my area, and I have been noticing something both consistent and concerning, and I was hoping for some advice from people who have an eye for this sorta thing....
First off I am from the south shore of long island, ny... the are that I live in was first settled by the English and dutch in the 1640s. Some homes and structures still remain from this era, however most that are still standing were erected in the late 1700s to mid 1800s. The area was largely farm land, and wasn't developed in to a suburb until the 1940s-50s.
Many of the old sites, eg. Cemeteries, churches, an old grist mill all stand on land which appears slightly elevated from the lands developed around it. I have found public lands in very close proximity to the historic sites which I would think would be the best place to MD. I have detected several of these locations and have only found late Era coins, trash etc....
I feel as though the developers may have moved all the old soil to make way for roads and foundation and to out line the new property lines.
Was this common practice, and does anyone know the effects if the earth had been moved or shifted in those areas... I mean, I feel like even if the ground was moved the soils contents would still be there to be found, even if not in the location it was originally deposited... any feedback.
First off I am from the south shore of long island, ny... the are that I live in was first settled by the English and dutch in the 1640s. Some homes and structures still remain from this era, however most that are still standing were erected in the late 1700s to mid 1800s. The area was largely farm land, and wasn't developed in to a suburb until the 1940s-50s.
Many of the old sites, eg. Cemeteries, churches, an old grist mill all stand on land which appears slightly elevated from the lands developed around it. I have found public lands in very close proximity to the historic sites which I would think would be the best place to MD. I have detected several of these locations and have only found late Era coins, trash etc....
I feel as though the developers may have moved all the old soil to make way for roads and foundation and to out line the new property lines.
Was this common practice, and does anyone know the effects if the earth had been moved or shifted in those areas... I mean, I feel like even if the ground was moved the soils contents would still be there to be found, even if not in the location it was originally deposited... any feedback.
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