New member looking for map advice

[NYRanger]

Long time reader, first time poster. Recently I found a 1789 map in the library and it has a symbol on it that I'm not quite sure what it is. Anyone here know what the heck that six pointed star is? The map shows a bridge over a stream. The downward direction on the map is North. There is a homestead just to the north of the bridge and the star is at the northwest corner of the bridge between the homestead and the stream. Any help would be greatly appreciated.

 

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[Ocean7]

well the sun is sometimes used to denote gold buried here on a map. However since I know nothing of this map, it's origin, or purpose - I really have no idea.

 

[NYRanger]

well the sun is sometimes used to denote gold buried here on a map. However since I know nothing of this map, it's origin, or purpose - I really have no idea.

No, no. It's not a treasure map. Its a historical colonial map showing a main roadway, bridge, and residence/properties of the wealthy colonial landowners. The spot where the star is had a system of grist, saw, and textile mills for a very short period at the end of the 1800s. They burned shortly after they were built and the owners moved them. That section of bridge and road was the MAIN road until the bridge and road were abandonned and the road straightened. The bridge is no longer there and that area with the star and road are now buried in the woods and pretty much forgotten (except for me )

 

[Ocean7]

ok well then I'll take a swag... a saw mill...

 

[Rob66]

The only thing I got from that is, time!!!From the look of it.. 4-4:30 PM
RD

 

[NYRanger]

The only thing I got from that is, time!!!From the look of it.. 4-4:30 PM
RD

?

 

[desertfox]

Sorry, I'm at a loss, too, on that one. It sounds like you did your resurch on the area though! Hope you find lot's of goodies.... HH

Desertfox

 

[EDDE]

its next to a water source its a








































































water wheel

 

[incajoe]

I think it's just the sun. Sometimes map makers included little artist touches to maps back then and I think that they just put the sun shining down on the house as one of these embellishments.

 

[Admiral de Salee]

Does look like a mill wheel, though, doesn't it? Mills are something they always had more of than post offices.

 

[Rob66]

The only thing I got from that is, time!!!From the look of it.. 4-4:30 PM
RD

?

The sun is not in the right place...the shadow of the house cast at about 4-4:30.
The treasure maybe where the shadow is ? Just a quess not seeing all the map.

 

[Postalrevnant]

NYRanger I don't have any advice on the map. But I would like to welcome you to the forum. Great group of peps here. Good luck with the hunt, will be looking forward to your finds.

Postalrevnant

 

[NYRanger]

The only thing I got from that is, time!!!From the look of it.. 4-4:30 PM
RD

?

The sun is not in the right place...the shadow of the house cast at about 4-4:30.
The treasure maybe where the shadow is ? Just a quess not seeing all the map.

There isn't anything else on the map. Just this creek, a larger creek this one dumps into and the road. All it is, is one in a series of maps showing the route from one city to another, all the wealthy landowners homes between the cities, and the smaller roads intersecting this main road. This "wheel", or "sun", or marking or whatever it is, is pretty much in the center of the map. It isn't in an upper corner where you would expect an artist to put the sun. A friend of mine told me that he was under the impression that a "star" sometimes would indicate a trading post or a fort...which would be amazing, but the history books have the closest colonial fort about 10 miles from this spot and the closest trading post about 5. I wish the shadow thing were true. Problem is the whole area where this house was sitting is now under an asphalt parking lot...but the road, "wheel", bridge, and spot where there were late 1800s mills is buried in the woods. If anyone has any more ideas let me know. Thanks.

 

[okietreasurehunter]

What looks to be a sun on a map can indicate a mine or opening. I have seen it used as both out in the field.

 

[SHERMANVILLE ILLINOIS]

North is up. ,
that is all I know.

have a good un........
SHERMANVILLE

 

[SC_hunter]

Maybe the map maker wasn't too handy at drawing...here is an old map with the N S direction..kinda looks like it could be the same..but not real good at drawing..like me..lol

 

[NYRanger]

Very good. Looks like its probably a mill. Thanks for the help. Will let you know what I find!

 

[EDDE]

Your six-pointed star is a tunnel symbol. This tunnel is located near a water-way.
Figure out where to fold this coded map and you'll get the true location of this tunnel.
Remember, if, in the folding of this map any symbols lie "in the water," then you need to reverse the map for that part of the instructions.

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