Owner of old town dump Sault MI

[miketroyer]

HI,

I own 6 acres of property that used to be the old town dump that was closed back in the 50's or 60's.
The property is located in Sault Ste Marie Michigan.

I've found several interesting items on the surface and shallow digging.
Bottles, medicine bottles, toys, auto parts, tea mugs.
I've never dug deeper than 2'.

I'd like to find out how to contact someone or a group that would like to dig this site.
Either for education, fun, or profit.
Any suggestions are welcome.

 

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[Michiganne]

If you lived closer, I'd be right over. Sounds like a fun project....with lots of shoveling.

HH

 

[BryanM362]

HI,

I own 6 acres of property that used to be the old town dump that was closed back in the 50's or 60's.
The property is located in Sault Ste Marie Michigan.

I've found several interesting items on the surface and shallow digging.
Bottles, medicine bottles, toys, auto parts, tea mugs.
I've never dug deeper than 2'.

I'd like to find out how to contact someone or a group that would like to dig this site.
Either for education, fun, or profit.
Any suggestions are welcome.

What about a University. Maybe Central Mich U?

 

[miketroyer]

From test holes i've dug with an old ice auger....there is 1' to 2' of dirt/clay covering. I've got 1 area that is nothing but glass bottles. 1 area is old building material.
From what i can tell, the property on both sides of me were also part of the dump. This area was used before the actual city dump was used which was located up on 3 Mile Rd. near the radar base. That dump closed down in the early 90's. Most of my bottles are dated 50's & 60's. They were found less than 2' below the surface.
From the few stories i've heard, my area had deep pits dug and people would back up to them and throw stuff in.
A small backhoe would be fun to use for a day.

 

[Bottlecapbill]

Pretty cool actually. Any old milk bottles? They always sell for a few bucks at flea markets.

 

[mfriday]

I'm from Cheboygan, I'd love to come up there and do a little exploring! I've dug around an old dump here and found some really neat items - bottles, pottery, even some old salt wells (at least I think that's what they are). Full of surprises to be sure!