Jersey Boys in MA

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NJLARGECENT and I are up in Lancaster,MA, which is the state's oldest town. We're hunting near his sis-in-laws house which is next to the first paved road in the state. There are plenty of woods to hunt, and we were told there are cellar holes.

Yes please!

We managed to find one and it produced like crazy. Below are a bunch of pics. I will try to add write ups tomorrow but we left NJ at 4:30am and detected all day. I'm beat!

My finds include buttons, axe heads, decorative pieces, a blade of some sort, buckles, and many items that will be published in What Is It.
 

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NJLARGECENT finds:
 

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I'm from Massachusetts, Glad we could make ya happy with finds =D
 

You guys did a ton of digging! That is a lot of neat relics! Way to go! Now go ice down your blisters :laughing7:
 

Sooper Dave said:
You guys did a ton of digging! That is a lot of neat relics! Way to go! Now go ice down your blisters :laughing7:

Ha. No blisters but my low back is a tad sore. I can honestly say each hole had at least three targets. Some nails, others good stuff. One hole for me yielded an axe head, horse show and 2 big yet to be identified tools.

We are headed back out soon.
 

I'm from Massachusetts, Glad we could make ya happy with finds =D
Yep....me too. Just stay down that part of the state, and we'll get along just fine.:laughing9:
 

Hey! Why don't ya stay out of our lands, and on your own!
Kidding, of course, but like hogge said, as long as you stay over there well be fine :D
All jokes aside, nice finds!
 

Pic #13 looks like the end of a flag post

HH
-GC
 

Nice day of hunting. Great finds.
 

Hey I found a relic identical to the one shown in pic 11 bottom left hand side except mine still has the ring on the bottom. It is dated 1865 - 1869 I think. I have been trying to figure out what it is. Looks like some sort of buckle that goes on a suspender or something
 

Nice finds! Good luck finding that MA pine tree schilling and HH, Mike
 

Great finds! Love the ice skate. I'm in southern NH, not too far from Lancaster. Can't wait to get out into the woods around here. Seeing what you've found makes me want to go...NOW....Hope you next hunt is as interesting! Take care of that sore back, blisters are easier to deal with :laughing7:.

HH,
Anita
 

you guys hit the jackpot......nice going
 

Nice bunch of finds. I lived in Lancaster 25 years ago and wish I had a detector then. The town forest has many old cellar holes, homes burned by indians, 1750's or so. Also miles of old wagon roads and footpaths that must be hiding colonial goods. If I was'nt such a hermit that hates traffic I should go down there to see my grandmother. I remember her showing me a coin found in her garden years ago that had an indian w/ bow on it and a tree on the reverse, she does'nt remember what she did with it now. I was 16 when I lived there and rode a moped all over that area's old trails and I can say it would take years to cover part of it. I did find an old lock from a flintlock pistol, just poking around a cellar one time. I ended up selling it on ebay for $135 a few years ago. Keep swinging, there's a lot of history hiding there, good luck!
 

cool stuff but Lancaster is the 20th oldest town in MA.
 

Photo #15 looks like part of a wall bracket for an oil lamp..I have seen quite a few of these before..Nice finds..
 

dang you guys are cleaning up :icon_thumright:
 

Yep....me too. Just stay down that part of the state, and we'll get along just fine.:laughing9:

I'd be happy to just be down in that part of the state. So much to cover!
 

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