Dougie Webb
Sr. Member
- Jun 14, 2019
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- Detector(s) used
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Fisher F5
Garrett Ace 200
- Primary Interest:
- Metal Detecting
I've bored y'all many times already with the history of the land near my house that I've started piecing together. I started finding a bunch of really old hand-forged nails, as well as some heavily oxidized iron-bearing rocks that are very much out of place. A couple of professors from local colleges are trying to help, but no luck identifying them so far. I do know, according to an 1864 Civil War map from the Union Secretary of War, that there was a house and a mill on this property at that time, that appeared to be still standing as of 1955 (from Historic Aerials).
So my mystery is this - on the attached "map" I compiled, I found a terraced area on a slope between the house and the mill. There does not appear to ever have been a structure built there.
Anyone have an idea what this terraced area might be? Farming? That would seem weird, as there's so much flat land around, but I guess it's possible. Maybe a mining operation of some kind?
Any help's very much appreciated!
So my mystery is this - on the attached "map" I compiled, I found a terraced area on a slope between the house and the mill. There does not appear to ever have been a structure built there.
Anyone have an idea what this terraced area might be? Farming? That would seem weird, as there's so much flat land around, but I guess it's possible. Maybe a mining operation of some kind?
Any help's very much appreciated!