Found on hilltop in the middle of the forrest ~UPDATE!~

[SkyPirate]

UPDATED see reply
Was walking the dog in the woods and came across this old tank on top of a hill. There are four old concrete anchors on the ground nearby that have square holes in the top. In the center of them is a pipe sticking up out of the ground. About 20 feet away is a concrete foundation about 6 inches high. The concrete is that old kind made with a lot of pebbles and rocks. There are anchor bolts sticking out of the foundation that have square nuts on them. The foundation is about 30' x 15' and is divided about one 3rd of the way. In the bigger part there is a square that I am guessing was the fireplace or a chimney for a stove or a drain. Any thoughts on what it could have been? About 50 yards from the tank is whats left of a stone foundation home with the bottom half of a stone chimney. There is a bunch of old rusty metal cans and threaded lid glass jars and bottles laying around everywhere. You can also make out a very old, overgrown road or driveway with more rusty cans and glass littered about. Any ideas?

This place was a good 30 minute brisk walk (dog pulling me) from where I parked my car. The next time I go back I will get some more pictures.

 

[SkyPirate]

Re: Found on hilltop in the middle of the forrest

Had to have taken whomever a few trips up and down the hill to get all the parts of the tank up there, and then assemble it. Soooooo, a lot of activity in that area with bottles and such would suggest a great place to detect. We will be watching further posts about the future finds from this site. Good luck jgas

There is an old abandonded road not far from site.

 

[allen]

Re: Found on hilltop in the middle of the forrest

id be hitting that site right now if I was you !!

 

[47thelement]

Re: Found on hilltop in the middle of the forrest

Did Junior Johnson live nearby? If so you have your answer.

 

[CheathamHill]

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I don't know, but I'd say it has something to do with that ghost dog appearing in the corner....freaky

 

[SkyPirate]

Re: Found on hilltop in the middle of the forrest

Did Junior Johnson live nearby? If so you have your answer.

Who is Junior Johnson?

 

[SkyPirate]

Re: Found on hilltop in the middle of the forrest

I don't know, but I'd say it has something to do with that ghost dog appearing in the corner....freaky

That's no ghost dog, that's my detecting partner, he goes with me on all my hunts.

 

[CheathamHill]

Re: Found on hilltop in the middle of the forrest

Did Junior Johnson live nearby? If so you have your answer.

Who is Junior Johnson?

The first man to turn left for 4 hours and call it a "sport"

 

[SkyPirate]

Re: Found on hilltop in the middle of the forrest

UPDATE
I finally got back to the site with the tank today. It was 1.5 miles from where I parked my car says my GPS. I took fresh batteries for my camera and a tape measure. My guess is that it was a water pump station of some kind. The foundation is poured concrete with a solid concrete floor. It measures 56' x 20' In the front of the foundation I found an open square well. It was full of dirt and leaves and as I began cleaning it out it began filling with water. A few feet behind it was a rectangle area that had a solid concrete bottom Maybe a pump stood there There were several pipes sticking out a few inches from the floor. (see diagram)The tank stood 21' from the building. The tank is 8' tall and has a 7' diameter. The bottom has a hole in the center and the top either was opened or was wood and is gone. (no trace of it) There are 4 concrete feet spaced 8'7" on center from each other where the (wood?) legs held the tank up. Centered in between them is a pipe sticking out of the ground (would line up with hole in bottom of tank) About 50' North of the foundation there is a 10' deep sink hole with a clay pipe sticking out of each end. (see picture of makers mark on pipe) I think the pipe may have broke and the water washed the ground away.

My guess is that water was pumped from the well in the building out to the holding tank and was used for something down the hill in the direction of the pipes seen in the sink hole.
About 100 yds. East of the tank there is another poured foundation,it is only about 15' x10'. There was also a trash dump near by.

 

[SkyPirate]

Anybody think its a water pump station or similar?

 

[halfdime]

Looks like good bottle potential? Is that a green Mason jar in one of the pictures?

 

[SkyPirate]

Looks like good bottle potential? Is that a green Mason jar in one of the pictures?

No green mason jar

 

[SkyPirate]

Skypirate.

I have to say that I REALLY enjoy your posts and the photography and associated work you do in documenting stuff.

Why thank you. I felt like an archaeologist up there today with my camera, measuring tape and notepad. I am very interested in old places like that, I always try to imagine what a place looked like when it was new and the owner was proud of it. I once was sitting on a wall in a ruined castle in Austria, I just pictured in my mind what it must have looked like 800 years ago when it was new and drew a sketch of it.

 

[SkyPirate]

Skypirate.

I have to say that I REALLY enjoy your posts and the photography and associated work you do in documenting stuff.

Why thank you. I felt like an archaeologist up there today with my camera, measuring tape and notepad. I did not even get my detector out. I am very interested in old places like that, I always try to imagine what a place looked like when it was new and the owner was proud of it. I once was sitting on a wall in a ruined castle in Austria, I just pictured in my mind what it must have looked like 800 years ago when it was new and drew a sketch of it.

I had not read this post yet when I was all set to reply.

I wanted to commend the excellent job you did in documenting that site. You took some good photos showing the relationships of the various features to one another, you photographed a sample of artifacts including glass and ceramics to help date the site, and the accurate measurements for the diagram are above and beyond excellent.

I wish everybody treated their sites like this. I am an archaeologist by profession if it makes a difference.

I am hoping you get a most excellent token or Barber half dollar out of there! You deserve it.
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Thank you! I enjoy that kind of thing.

 

[rebelLT]

I grew up a generation after some very hard people with some very simple ways. I am going to post a picture of my grandparents at their farm. In the background you will see the answer to part of your question. The large metal tank is there, only you cant see it because it is concealed inside the wooden building, for various reasons, not just cosmetics. The windmill pumps the water into the storage tank, which is at the top of the tower. This is where the water presure comes from (gravity and mass). There is also a building that you dont see where the milk and other perishable items are stored. The "well house" uses circulating cold water to keep thing cool until they can be transported to market, and to later give grandma a break from walking to the privy in the cold. Ah the memories.....

 

[Breezie]

Sky, I'm extremely impressed by your documentation work, diagrams, and sense of adventure. You have set an excellent precedent for all of us to follow. I'm interested in knowing what you find in that area. Keep us posted. Breezie

 

[SkyPirate]

Any one out there think this is some kind of water pump/storage?

 

[ModernMiner]

Sky, I'm extremely impressed by your documentation work, diagrams, and sense of adventure. You have set an excellent precedent for all of us to follow. I'm interested in knowing what you find in that area. Keep us posted. Breezie

I agree.
Great job Joe. Thanks for those updated pictures.
-MM-

 

[jgas]

Crazy Cool Update....Bust out the ole detector now and really get down to business....Make another update with the silver and gold finds please....Nice job on the post, very nice..... jgas