FoxHound0985
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Hello everyone,
I couldn't get ahold of the owner of the new site I've started hunting, so I decided to go down to a nice spot on the Ohio River to look for arrowheads. I hadn't been there in years, but I have found a lot of good artifacts there in the past. I was hoping the farmer would have disked his fields by now, because that is where some of the best points were found. Once I got there, I was discouraged to see that the fields had been untouched for quite some time. I drove a little further down the road and parked on a small ridge above the river. A short walk later, I was on the beach and was surprised to find that the water was the lowest I've ever seen it there. The water was only about 3 inches deep for 30 feet or so into the river, so it was great hunting. I walked for a bit and found several pieces of flint and a few broken arrowheads and scrapers (one just being a portion of the base). I was starting to get tired and dehydrated, so I started heading back to my car. About half way back, a small circular object caught my eye in the water. I bent down and picked it up and was surprised to see that it was a button! When I turned it over and saw the entwined "USA" I almost fell over!!
I never, in my wildest dreams, would have thought I would ever find one of these rare buttons... especially in the Ohio River... in Southern Indiana... without my metaldetector! I held it tight in my hand all the way back to my car and when I got there I put it in the passenger seat so I could keep an eye on it. On the way home I kept looking over at it just to make sure that it was real and not just a dream, lol. I am still in shock and disbelief over finding this thing. Who would have ever thought a Revolutionary War button would be found in this area? The only thing I can think of is that it belonged to a soldier of George Rogers Clark's brigade. His brother, William, was the "Clark" in the Lewis and Clark expedition. George was a well known figure in this area and even had a fort in his name about ten miles down river from here. It's really neat to think of the history that this button has seen. When it was made, our country was in a war to gain it's independence! Man, I wish this thing could talk!! That's what this hobby is about, saving little pieces of our history for other generations to enjoy! It's going to be hard for me to top this one. I'm going to go back tomorrow and use my metaldetector to maybe find some of his friends 
Thanks for looking!
HH!
Fox
I couldn't get ahold of the owner of the new site I've started hunting, so I decided to go down to a nice spot on the Ohio River to look for arrowheads. I hadn't been there in years, but I have found a lot of good artifacts there in the past. I was hoping the farmer would have disked his fields by now, because that is where some of the best points were found. Once I got there, I was discouraged to see that the fields had been untouched for quite some time. I drove a little further down the road and parked on a small ridge above the river. A short walk later, I was on the beach and was surprised to find that the water was the lowest I've ever seen it there. The water was only about 3 inches deep for 30 feet or so into the river, so it was great hunting. I walked for a bit and found several pieces of flint and a few broken arrowheads and scrapers (one just being a portion of the base). I was starting to get tired and dehydrated, so I started heading back to my car. About half way back, a small circular object caught my eye in the water. I bent down and picked it up and was surprised to see that it was a button! When I turned it over and saw the entwined "USA" I almost fell over!!
I never, in my wildest dreams, would have thought I would ever find one of these rare buttons... especially in the Ohio River... in Southern Indiana... without my metaldetector! I held it tight in my hand all the way back to my car and when I got there I put it in the passenger seat so I could keep an eye on it. On the way home I kept looking over at it just to make sure that it was real and not just a dream, lol. I am still in shock and disbelief over finding this thing. Who would have ever thought a Revolutionary War button would be found in this area? The only thing I can think of is that it belonged to a soldier of George Rogers Clark's brigade. His brother, William, was the "Clark" in the Lewis and Clark expedition. George was a well known figure in this area and even had a fort in his name about ten miles down river from here. It's really neat to think of the history that this button has seen. When it was made, our country was in a war to gain it's independence! Man, I wish this thing could talk!! That's what this hobby is about, saving little pieces of our history for other generations to enjoy! It's going to be hard for me to top this one. I'm going to go back tomorrow and use my metaldetector to maybe find some of his friends Thanks for looking!HH!
Fox
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He didn't, however, give any further 
Oh well, who am I to argue with an expert, right? Reproduction or not, it was still the most exciting feeling in the world to find it. Thanks for looking guys. Hopefully someday I will find something that would equal the real thing.![:-\](https://www.treasurenet.com/smilies/undecided.gif "Undecided :-\")
I'm not sweating it too badly, because it's just great to get out and find old stuff! Thanks again for the info, Iron Patch.
