spent this morning in the Town Formerly known as Uniontown

[jeff of pa]

with DJM & Bruce



the Carnival was setting up outside the park, so we had to stay north of the fence



my gas rebate
37 Cents



unknown familar looking junque


Trache



Thimble



1939 wheat that looks hardly used



and a 1902 Barber that looks like it was used for 110 years

 

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[leprechaun]

Jeff that place looks like a gold mine.

 

[ticm]

Looks like staying south of the fence paid off. Is that thimble silver? Still a nice find either way.

 

[jeff of pa]

Looks like staying south of the fence paid off. Is that thimble silver? Still a nice find either way.

no it's definitely an aluminum thimble

 

[texjim]

A Barber in any shape is a good day... nice job

 

[nov2101]

on barber Wow......

 

[Gunrunner61]

Pound it Jeff!! No telling what's going to come outta there! ..........HH....

 

[TommNJ]

A Barber in any shape is a good day... nice job

I agree, nice wheat back and thimble too, congrats!

TommNJ

 

[Cool Hand Fluke]

Looks like a really neat place to hunt. Way to go on the barber dime!

 

[jeff of pa]

Thanks All !

 

[DaleGM]

site looks like you stepped back in time to the good ol days
nice hit on the old silver Jeff

 

[GaRebel1861]

The dime alone would have made my day!

 

[DKinPA]

Congrats on the silver!!

Dave

 

[stewielouie]

Great silver!

 

[jeff of pa]

site looks like you stepped back in time to the good ol days
nice hit on the old silver Jeff

I really like this birds eye View



This Park is actually the 3rd Park
in town.

there were Older parks. the first one that dates back to the mid 1800's
is under corn right now


also this painting created from a photo shows the Meeting House, also under corn at the moment



This one also created from a photo, from the description, has me excited as I Believe this was next
to My Great aunts house. she unfortunately died at the age of 102 this year.



Once back in about 1938 as we were playing "ball"in the Rothermels School yard,
someone made a good hit and sent the ball flying along the third- baseline into
the left field.　 Our "ball diamond", though was skewed and left field extended
into the Hebe-to-Klingerstown public road.　 It so happened that just as the ball
hit the berm of the road and bounced, Allen Rothermel came driving by with his
old International farm truck, with the side curtains rolled up.　 As was his habit,
he was going along at only about 15 mph hunched over the steering wheel steering
with his forearms, and not paying much attention to us playing in the schoolyard.
　
　　　 The ball bounced into the truck, then made a few more bounces, but it stayed in
the truck and was carried away.　 Several children immediately started running
after the truck shouting, "Stop! Stop!"Finally as the truck was passsing
Andy Schwalm's barn, Millard Boyer who was also riding in the truck, heard
the shouting and asked Allen to stop.　 Millard then got the ball and threw it back.
Then the children got into an argument about about how that "home run"should be
scored.　 I don't remember how it ended.Written by Dr. John A. Romberger

 

[oldsalty19]

 

[BaronH]

Gotta love a place with a bit of history, never know what you might find.

 

[Wldbil]

Great finds... Keep it up!

 

[jeff of pa]

What to ya Think ?



1938

 

[DKinPA]

I think you may very well have found the spot! As usual, nice research buddy!