Island Man USVI
Tenderfoot
- Joined
- Apr 25, 2014
- Messages
- 7
- Reaction score
- 68
- Golden Thread
- 0
- Location
- Charlottesville VA
- Detector(s) used
- Whites V3i
Whites 6000di Pro
- Primary Interest:
- Metal Detecting
To help protect the Savannah river, Fort Screven was commissioned by the army in 1899 on the northern end of Tybee Island Georgia. Except for the area surrounding the lighthouse and bunkers, most of the land and buildings are now in private hands. While detecting on a private wooded lot, I found what looked like a copper coin the size of a 50 cent piece. After cleaning it up, it appeared to be seamed on the edge. Throwing caution to the wind, I decided to pry it open. To my surprise and delight, it wasn't a coin, it was a locket. Surprisingly, the Bakelite and paper instructions survived all these years. The idea was to add a photo of a loved one lost in "The Worlds War"
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