Incredible find in the Low Country of South Carolina...

[saftgeek]

Incredible detecting trip to South Carolina’s low country. The region is rich with history - pre-colonial, colonial, Revolutionary War, Civil War and slavery. The particular area I detected had a slave rebellion in 1739. While searching a very remote area of swamp I came across an area that looked a bit different. There were two or three subtle raised spots. Off to the side I found buttons and a fire pit with bits of iron and oyster shell. On each raised spot I found various iron relics - a pair of forged hinges, a gun barrel, horseshoe, spoon, pieces of chain, and the ball that was once one man’s burden. When I pulled the ball and pieces of chain from the ground I had to take a moment - I had actually found a long lost runaway slave camp. I felt somehow connected to the person who had so long ago sought freedom. After resting in the dirt for hundreds of years, this relic of a dark, sad segment of our history was now part of my own life and story. I plan to preserve and share this with everyone I can. It is no longer a story in a book, it is real, tangible. The weight of that iron ball bears proof and confirms the misery this poor soul must have endured.

UPDATE - After a looong session of electrolysis it looks like I was mistaken on the ball - it seems to be a 4lb cannonball, possibly from the period around the Revolutionary War! I am going to research more this evening but I didn't want this post to go on with incorrect info... Stay tuned!


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[Professor of Engineering]

Congrats on the nice old relics!

 

[Calabash Digger]

Very nice saves!

 

[UnderMiner]

Looks like you found a golden digging spot! Be sure to sift though the dirt on later trips there, this is a promising site!

 

[A2coins]

Great hunt there is a lot of history there. Just gotta dig it Well done Tommy

 

[dirtlooter]

awesome finds, any better pics of the barrel? way cool in so many ways on all of them

 

[Salty]

Awesome loot! Congrats!

 

[Tony in SC]

Good stuff, work it from all angles.

 

[Whyme]

Congrats! Can't wait to see what else you find there!

 

[Joe-Dirt]

Nice job brother, can you post more pictures of that gun barrel please, I’d like to try to ID it

 

[arrow86]

Cool spot you discovered, any pics of the items after clean up / electrolysis?

 

[Yak1366]

Nice finds, congrats!!!

 

[Davers]

Cool finds , you now stay in the "Low Country"?