Civil war metal detecting sites

[donsonconbon]

Hey does anyone know where I can go to metal detect for civil war relics? anywhere close to Chantilly VA would be great.

 

[Gene Mean]

This is a TNet post from a couple of years ago with a similar question. Sounds like your best bet is research and door knocking.

Thread 'Locations for civil war artifacts in Virginia'

May 1, 2021

Finally I recently started metal detecting. Does anybody know any sites in Virginia and/or Maryland where you can find civil war relics? To be as clear as possible, please give GPS coordinates if you can along with any other additional information.

Also, I would like to find some people to go detecting with because as I detect, I come up with questions. For example, for example, I will get a signal, then I will rescan that same spot and get no signal (I have found out that in some cases, if my shovel swings forward as I am walking that could trigger a false signal). In other cases I will...

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[Loco-Digger]

check this out Diggin' in Virginia