If it could talk

[Zeke]

Found this on moms land. Must be at least 40-50ft across the creek and maybe 5ft high.

 

[crazyjarhead]

What is it? Civil war, old celler hole Looks like it's really out in the middle of the woods

 

[silverswede]

Fences like that I saw in Tn. were locally called "Slave Fences" and were erected around fields with the rocks that were cleared from the feild site.

 

[DigginThePast]

Cool. 8) Never know what you might find. Check it out and post your finds.

 

[Zeke]

It looks to be a bridge....that runs across a creek/stream on moms land. Im thinking bridge because of the hole. Theres no pipe of any kind thru it. Her house was built in 1900 so its gotta be at least that old...maybe. Gonna try and get some info from her neighbors that have lived here all their lives...in their 60s now. Maybe they know some history on it.

Another pic......

 

[labradoodle of pa]

pretty neat is there gold in that area if so good luck

 

[seger98]

I'd be metal detecting all around that, it does look like a bridge.. Maybe it was used as a wishing well on the side & there is a gob of silver coins down int that water.....

 

[Zeke]

pretty neat is there gold in that area if so good luck

This is in Randolph County....home of the Hoover Hill gold mine...about 10 miles to my northwest. There were other gold mines in the county along with some silver mines.

 

[Burnt Chimney]

Wow ! that stone wall is a Treasure in its self

 

[Tricia]

Seen plenty of stone fences like that in the woods in the Carolinas. They are now woods, used to be rice fields. This could be a water gate type dam thingee for flooding the fields.

The berms also served as territory markers. One plantation from the next.

 

[capt1989]

That is really cool. Never saw anything like that where I am from.

john