Dougie Webb
Sr. Member
- Jun 14, 2019
- 399
- 692
- Detector(s) used
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Fisher F5
Garrett Ace 200
- Primary Interest:
- Metal Detecting
I'm fortunate to have free reign over about 30 acres right in my backyard. Some of it is land owned by our neighborhood and some is owned by an investor who's just sitting on it. It's beautiful - deer, hawks, wild turkey, coyotes.
Through the vintage aerials website and the David Rumsey maps website, I've discovered that there was a mill on this property where there is now a dry lake bed. The mill was built at the latest by 1874, and the house of the mill's owner stood until about 1970. There are several other old, razed home sites on the property.
I've started to piece things together and have made my own map of the area. What was just a bunch of random spots before, is starting to look like a cohesive picture of what the land was like a long time ago. I've already found some pretty old stuff - nothing particularly cool, some hand-forged nails and screws as well as a primitive hammer.
I could sure use somebody who knows what they're doing to come help me pick this land apart. I honestly think it's never been detected at all!
So if you're in the Atlanta area, PM me and let's meet up!
-Dougie
PS - anybody else geek out on stuff like this? Here's the map I've made. The X's mark significant finds I've made.
Through the vintage aerials website and the David Rumsey maps website, I've discovered that there was a mill on this property where there is now a dry lake bed. The mill was built at the latest by 1874, and the house of the mill's owner stood until about 1970. There are several other old, razed home sites on the property.
I've started to piece things together and have made my own map of the area. What was just a bunch of random spots before, is starting to look like a cohesive picture of what the land was like a long time ago. I've already found some pretty old stuff - nothing particularly cool, some hand-forged nails and screws as well as a primitive hammer.
I could sure use somebody who knows what they're doing to come help me pick this land apart. I honestly think it's never been detected at all!
So if you're in the Atlanta area, PM me and let's meet up!
-Dougie
PS - anybody else geek out on stuff like this? Here's the map I've made. The X's mark significant finds I've made.
