Found this in the creek

[bean man]

Found this buried in the mud at a large creek that used to be larger and had late 1800's boat travel. I think it's a push pole for a small boat.
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[Cynangyl]

Well as long as that thing is you can pretty much bet they noticed when they lost it. Quite a find!

 

[bean man]

Thanks Cynangyl,

I figured if they lost that they probably lost everthing.

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[jeff of pa]

I had a long pole like that with a Net on the End

 

[EDDE]

I had a long pole like that with a Net on the End

as do i with a broom

 

[d2]

Or maybe a lost fish gig. Neat find though...d2

 

[bean man]

As little as I know about relics, I guess it could have been anyone of those things.
Thanks for the replies guys!
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[CarolinaDigs]

Used to push larger boats along the river , push away from the bank , etc. , > Like Tom Sawyer and his raft

 

[bean man]

I actually have a raft named Tom Sawyer. I believe the pole was used by a coal miner in the 1880's. A bottle was found with it that had a hutchison bottle stop, dated to that time.

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