- Jun 26, 2008
- 7,735
- 10,996
- Detector(s) used
- Ace 250 (2), Ace 300, Gold Bug 2, Tesoro Cortes, Garrett Sea Hunter, Whites TDI SL SE, Fisher Impulse 8, Minelab Monster 1000, Minelab CTX3030, Falcon MD20, Garrett Pro-pointer, Calvin Bunker digger.
- Primary Interest:
- Metal Detecting
On the afternoon of the 18th, PeteyGirl and I arrived at Roanoke Rapids. NC I lived here from '91 to 2000. I will make this a longer post as we have MUCH historical material to cover. We arrived too late to visit but HAD to go to RALPH'S BBQ. EVERYBODY in the neighborhood eats at Ralph's.
PG and I met my ex and her brother-in-law, Eddie Warren on the morning of the 19th. It was a short but nice visit. Tnx. Eddie's dad was the Halifax county Sheriff when I lived in RR. I then showed PG Roanoke Rapids. You may not remember RR, but you older people will remember the movie "Norma Rae" starring Sally Fields.
This is the J P Stevens textile mill where Norma unionized the textile workers... right here in RR!
It is no longer in operation. RR is becoming a ghost town now.
At the east end of town is a barge canal that allowed commerce to circumvent the rapids on the river. In the lock(s) is a replica barge.
They stuffed and hung a fish on the building that I caught in the canal!
(He he!)
I detected these locks before it turned into a museum and found a few old coins but nothing significant. On to Weldon!
Weldon was a very important railroad hub before, during, and after the Civil War.
In the '90s somewhere, 3 Civil War muskets were found under the wooden platform of this Weldon station. It was posted in the local paper.
(a mural on a local building of this same station... date unknown 
)
Now, on to Halifax!
Halifax was a recruiting center for both the Revolutionary and Civil Wars. Here are a few of the places PeteyGirl and I visited.
Back in the '90s, I was shown a building foundation that had a "6 pounder" cannonball stuck in it. The foundation no longer exists.
This Market square would make ANY detectorist salivate!
A few more places...
And... THE JAIL!
LOCK HER UP! LOCK HER UP!
LOCKED ME UP LOCKED ME UP!
OK. After Halifax, we scooted back to Tucson, stopping in Brunswick GA, Breaux Bridge LA, Katy TX, Fort Stockton TX (we took pics here for those interested) and Deming NM. To Tucson. We logged 5600 miles! Spent 1500 JUST ON GAS and loved going on this adventure! Thank you for following! TTC
PG and I met my ex and her brother-in-law, Eddie Warren on the morning of the 19th. It was a short but nice visit. Tnx. Eddie's dad was the Halifax county Sheriff when I lived in RR. I then showed PG Roanoke Rapids. You may not remember RR, but you older people will remember the movie "Norma Rae" starring Sally Fields.
This is the J P Stevens textile mill where Norma unionized the textile workers... right here in RR!
It is no longer in operation. RR is becoming a ghost town now.At the east end of town is a barge canal that allowed commerce to circumvent the rapids on the river. In the lock(s) is a replica barge.
They stuffed and hung a fish on the building that I caught in the canal!
(He he!)I detected these locks before it turned into a museum and found a few old coins but nothing significant. On to Weldon!
Weldon was a very important railroad hub before, during, and after the Civil War.
In the '90s somewhere, 3 Civil War muskets were found under the wooden platform of this Weldon station. It was posted in the local paper.
(a mural on a local building of this same station... date unknown )Now, on to Halifax!
Halifax was a recruiting center for both the Revolutionary and Civil Wars. Here are a few of the places PeteyGirl and I visited.
Back in the '90s, I was shown a building foundation that had a "6 pounder" cannonball stuck in it. The foundation no longer exists.This Market square would make ANY detectorist salivate!
A few more places...
And... THE JAIL!
LOCK HER UP! LOCK HER UP!
LOCKED ME UP LOCKED ME UP!
OK. After Halifax, we scooted back to Tucson, stopping in Brunswick GA, Breaux Bridge LA, Katy TX, Fort Stockton TX (we took pics here for those interested) and Deming NM. To Tucson. We logged 5600 miles! Spent 1500 JUST ON GAS and loved going on this adventure! Thank you for following! TTC
