jpitt1970
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My stepkids came down for the summer & one day my stepson showed me a picture of a dry creekbed on the property where he lives. I couldn't wait to get my butt in there to look around for some Indian relics.
Well last weekend, we drove the 11 hours from Florida to Kentucky. As soon as we unloaded the kid's stuff from the car, we hiked our way to the bottom of the property & looked around for about 30 minutes or so without finding a thing other than a few brachiopod fossils. I was pretty bummed since this spot looked so awesome to hunt, but the wife & I had to hit the road & head back home. On the way back up the hill, I found a piece of worked Quartzite & a piece of flint, nothing special. Then a few hundred yards from the car, I looked down & saw something round & white just sitting on the surface of the trail. To my surprise it was a small caliber round ball that appears to be field cast as it is more elongated than round & has some pretty crude mold marks on it. I thought it may be Civil War era, but after hitting the road I was seeing signs for old Fort Harrod right down the street...the property is within a mile or so of the Four Roses Distillery.
Don't know any history of the area. Anyone know of any cw activity in the area?
Thanks
Jon
Of course my camera is busted, so no pics yet, I will try to scan it later...
Who needs a metal detector
??
Well last weekend, we drove the 11 hours from Florida to Kentucky. As soon as we unloaded the kid's stuff from the car, we hiked our way to the bottom of the property & looked around for about 30 minutes or so without finding a thing other than a few brachiopod fossils. I was pretty bummed since this spot looked so awesome to hunt, but the wife & I had to hit the road & head back home. On the way back up the hill, I found a piece of worked Quartzite & a piece of flint, nothing special. Then a few hundred yards from the car, I looked down & saw something round & white just sitting on the surface of the trail. To my surprise it was a small caliber round ball that appears to be field cast as it is more elongated than round & has some pretty crude mold marks on it. I thought it may be Civil War era, but after hitting the road I was seeing signs for old Fort Harrod right down the street...the property is within a mile or so of the Four Roses Distillery.
Don't know any history of the area. Anyone know of any cw activity in the area?
Thanks
Jon
Of course my camera is busted, so no pics yet, I will try to scan it later...
Who needs a metal detector
??
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