Checkin out the abandoned town

[washingtonian]

Today My brother, Dad, Dad's friend, and I went out on a journey to look for a town that was destroyed by flooding in 1916. While we didn't find a lot in terms of metal detecting we found quite a bit of interesting things such as pottery, bricks, old foundations, and even an old logging spike that a logger would have stood on while chopping down a tree. We spent several hours searching, and will likely return in the future. Anyways most of what we found were old nails, fishing weights, and zincolns. I added quite a few pictures of the surrounding area because it was so beautiful. One picture is of my brother detecting around the foundation of the old powerhouse. Anyways although detecting wasn't the best it was still a fun day of exploring. Thanks for looking and happy hunting

-Washingtonian

 

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[Detectingfreak]

Looks like an awesome place to hunt! I swear I've been past that area before..Where is that located? Don't worry I won't steal your territory. lol

 

[rdizzle]

i know about where that is, didnt know there was ever a town there, thats pretty cool

 

[Roger Mn.]

Nice pictures. If I were there I pack a lunch and head to the top for 8 hours of detecting.
Maybe stay up there for a week.

 

[sniffer]

I've got a couple of places that I hunt, that flood. Since I started using my super 12 coil, I've been finding some things deep

 

[lumbercamp]

Washingtonian, I believe your spike is an ordinary RR spike that was used to hold the plates to the ties. Loggers used springboards to stand on when they cut trees down. They would notch the trunk and slip the board in to stand on.

 

[artzstuff1]

Beautiful ,, pictures!!!! looks like you guys are on the brink of finding some good stuff there!! keep at it!!,,, thanks,,,




arthur

 

[STH69]

Nice pics

 

[allen]

great looking finds and awesome pics of the site !!!

 

[Kilika]

Lake Keechalus

Great photos... looks like you had a great day and a fine adventure!
Thanks for posting -

Kilika

 

[Dirty WhiteBoy]

Awesome photos of the countryside and it is gorgeous! Don't be discouraged...I'll bet it's worth another trip there! The shore of that lake looks pretty inviting!

 

[Ray in CA]

Yeah, I'd give that place a good scouring with my detector...several times! Looks like a great place to hunt.

Ray

 

[stillgottawork]

Let's see , pictures are worth a thousand words..(just used to scenery pics) 5 pics........ = 5000 awsome's

You got a lot of territory to cover..................

 

[greydigger]

Pic #1 looks like the Loch Ness monster thing in BC Canada. (I forgot name).

Nice pics!

Grey

 

[texjim]

great pictures...relaxing views

 

[crazyjarhead]

I like the, " I like my beer on ice and my women on fire" thingy. Nice pics