Oldest Park In Town

[Monty]

Visiting my daughter in Pflugerville, Texas over Thanksgiving, I was directed to one of the oldest parks in Texas or so it is advertised. Anyway it is not much bigger than a postage stamp and has a small kiddie toy area with chips. I had my little Tesoro Silver Max with me as I often tote a detector even when I travel. So I mosied up to the little park and set out to find.....oh, I don't know, some Texas Civil War buttons, or maybe some of Santa Anna's troops gear or hidden treasure? What I found was 22 cents in clad, an aluminum conduit washer and a piece of aluminum tie down wire for a chain length fence! Oh, and I forgot to say that at about 2" there was a 6" layer of asphalt and gravel! So, now the truth is out. One of the oldest parks in Texas was once a parking lot! Well, if a dozer ever comes in and scrapes off the top foot of cover there just might be any number of real treasures to be found. For now, I didn't bring my jackhammer but did hear a few interesting returns deeper than I was willing to dig. Sometimes it just don't work out. So let that be a lesson to all you newbies who may become discouraged, even us, we, (still sounds right), old timers have plenty of bummed out days. I'm an old timer , Oh yeah, been at it for 3 years now! M nty

 

[hollowpointred]

bummer. at least you tried, it could have been a real winner. one of these days something like this spot is going to pay off bigtime.

 

[Burdie]

You can sure fine brass tokens using Indian signs thats for sure. Good luck on that hog.

Burdie

 

[sniffer]

come on Monty, you just need a bigger digger LOL

 

[SHERMANVILLE ILLINOIS]

Monty,

always have that detector ready, never know
when a good opportunity will come up.

How much you want for the aluminum conduit
washer?

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

 

[Mental Granny]

Yeah probably was the oldest park then some idiot decided to update the town so made a parking lot the oops we need to save the old it is cheaper to dump dirt from some where on it then to dig up the apshalt!

I tried to do that once bummer but, ya never know what is around the edges or in the fill dirt!

Hope you all had a great Thanksgiving!

 

[Digginman]

I know the feeling about deeper targets, Monty. Under the woodchips in my area is a tough black tarp, with gravel under it. No way to recover a target.

DM

 

[Monty]

Digginman, don't tell anyone I told you, but if you carry a real sharp knife that black tarp opens right up! Of course you must cover your sins. And under the tarp the first thing you will find is about a half inch of mold! Don't know what they are trying to preserve, but the tarp turns the chips into floating chips in a heavy rain. Keep at 'em, Monty

 

[Gypsy Heart]

Thats a bummer...but heck you got to visit the kids and detect...great day! As far as old timers ....we love them! Whether they find treasure or not!

 

[detectoraddict]

AT least you got to detect I'm looking at 4 inches of snow on the ground here!

 

[civilman1]

a real sharp knife that black tarp opens right up! ....

 

[ashleen]

I'll double Sherm's offer on that the aluminum conduit
washer!

 

[Monty]

civilman1, I said not to tell anyone! M nty

 

[sniffer]

works for me too

 

[kdismuke1]

NEED POST HOLE DIGGERS. AND A GOOD PIN-POINTER FOR THOSE AREAS. JUST GO THROUGH THE MESS. . HOPE YOUR NEXT HUNT IS BETTER.