Page County "Treasures"

[Rebel - KGC]

Shenandoah, Va., Newport, Stanley, Va., Luray, Va., and surrounding areas, NORTH, EAST, & WEST. ALREADY started on Shenandoah for "Nikki"...

 

[Rebel - KGC]

We know that there were 3 Ore furnaces for Iron; at Verbena near Shenandoah was the Naked Creek Furnace, BIG GEM at Shenandoah (aka Shenandoah Iron Works), and Catherine Furnace in Page County, near Grove Hill/Newport. Where there is Iron Ore, there is Crystal & GOLD... "GOLD in DEM HILLS"? MAYBE! AND! LOTS of Limestone Caves/Caverns... HIDDEN Caches/Stashes? MAYBE!

 

[Nikki24401]

We know that there were 3 Ore furnaces for Iron; at Verbena near Shenandoah was the Naked Creek Furnace, BIG GEM at Shenandoah, and Catherine Furnace in Page County, near Grove Hill. Where there is Iron Ore, there is Crystal & GOLD... "GOLD in DEM HILLS"? MAYBE! AND! LOTS of Limestone Caves/Caverns... HIDDEN Caches/Stashes? MAYBE!

I'll be sure to keep u updated in my findings. The nice part is that I can literally walk out my back door and be standing on the backside of the foundation of the old brick mansion.

 

[jeff of pa]

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[Rebel - KGC]

I'll be sure to keep u updated in my findings. The nice part is that I can literally walk out my back door and be standing on the backside of the foundation of the old brick mansion.

YEP! You have a VERY nice area & a "piece of HISTORY"!

 

[Nikki24401]

Found this today!! Not sure what it is. Maybe to a door like a lock hinge.

 

[Rebel - KGC]

Not sure either... one item; suggest putting a dime or quarter next to it to get "size of artifact"... THANKS!

 

[Rebel - KGC]

COULD be a door-stop... dunno.

 

[Rebel - KGC]

ANYWAY, Shenandoah Iron Work (aka BIG GEM Furnace) just wanted the IRON; don't know WHAT they did with the VARIOUS colored GEMS that came out of the mine... which had a SMALL train (aka "Dickie Train") that the miners used to get the ore out, with a smaller gauge track; story is the miners hit WATER, flooring the mine & into what was known as Gay's Pond (Mr. Gay owned it & had a store across Rt. 340). Dickie Train is STILL in the mine, AND! NO ONE has been in the mine, since; time for Expedition Unknown with Josh Gates. It would be GREAT PR for Shenandoah!

 

[Nikki24401]

That's hilarious that u say the train is still in the mine because there was a newspaper article that it's believed to be in the bottom of gem pond. I foUnd lots of interesting things yesterday.. This is my fave

 

[uglymailman]

Nikki, not sure of your door lock hinge. It reminded me of planting wire but not sure of size.
Check-Row Planting: By the Book
Good luck.

 

[Nikki24401]

The square end is bout the size of a nickel

 

[Nikki24401]

 

[Nikki24401]

That might be really what's at the bottom of the pond and they told the train story to keep people out!! May be the reason it has that weird color! J/k but it is interesting, it would be cool to track down Milnes relatives

 

[Rebel - KGC]

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Pottery Chards & rusted out nails...

 

[Rebel - KGC]

That might be really what's at the bottom of the pond and they told the train story to keep people out!! May be the reason it has that weird color! J/k but it is interesting, it would be cool to track down Milnes relatives

Yeah, Gay's Pond has a GREENISH color...

 

[Rebel - KGC]

Nikki, not sure of your door lock hinge. It reminded me of planting wire but not sure of size.
Check-Row Planting: By the Book
Good luck.

Was it a "spike" with wires to hold down an apple tree; they had an apple orchard, in the back.

 

[Rebel - KGC]

Is there a "Town Historian" that you could talk to...? In the early 70's, we had I.W ("Bud"); he & his wife lived on Pee Dee Hill like my family did; "Bud" & I were Freemasons from Ashlar Lodge # 125 AM & FM in town. He died in 1978, & his wife died in 1983... "Bud" had a LOT of artifacts from Shenandoah in his basement; he showed ALL of it to me & I was "over-whelmed"; hope he "willed" all of it to the town museum. HE is the one, who contributed info on the "Old Manse" to SHENANDOAH: A History of Our Town an Its People. Ask your neighbor who to talk with; HE would know...

 

[Nikki24401]

Found this very strange rock today. Are you familiar with this type of stone in the area

 

[Rebel - KGC]

It appears to be Quartz, with pieces of GOLD in it; where there is QUARTZ, there MAY BE GOLD! SOMETIMES, even SILVER! GOOD ONE! HH! Good Luck!