Orange County, Virginia... the dirt.

[MetalArchSC]

Heard the soil in Virginia can be hard to hunt. Don't know if that's a fact really. Planning a trip there to do some research on my ancestors. Going to bring the Deus along. Figured I should take some time to do some hunting if I can. Anyone, from that area or been there that can give me some tips? Appreciate any and all.

 

Amazon Forum Fav 👍

Family Maps of Hinds County, Mississippi, Deluxe Edition - Grab it through Amazon!

[vpnavy]

I moved this thread from General Discussion over to Sub-Forums: Virginia for more exposure.

 

[Rebel - KGC]

Red Clay in Virginia is VERY hard to "work with", due to the HIGH Iron content of the soil. Why do ya think Orange County is thus named...? LOL!

 

[MetalArchSC]

Hmmm. I failed to equate the color with dirt which I should have. Dahhh. Here it's called red.

 

[Rebel - KGC]

Yeah, when I did construction work here in Virginia, the Red Clay (Darker Orange, MORE Iron) was nasty stuff... 1st wife just hated that Red Clay; had to change the filter in our washing machine NUMEROUS times.