Stone Walls lead to a hidden Colonial Cellar

[johnnyblaze]

I dont know about you guys and gals but when i see alot of New England stone walls in a big patch of woods im in there

Scouted this trail area a while back on the mountain bike and found some pretty well-built stone walls out in the woods..
Looked for a cellar but nothing..Went back a couple of times on the bike and never found a cellar..
Decided to take the detector out there in 0 disc to scout and see if there was any activity

Sure enough it was not even on for a minute and out pops a 1816 Large cent

We as detectorists know the heart gets pumpin when this happens

Then out pops a KG copper a couple of minutes later..Finally found where the cellar was it looked like a pile of field rocks you see everywhere.
Somehow it got filled in..Ater finding another largie and a cool
Massachusettes what i think is a hard time token and many Colonial era buttons..

After digging deep around the cellar i noticed alot of ash all around the cellar a foot deep..The house must of burned down sometime around the 1830's..

Glad i found it now i can tell its story a little bit

Have fun out there people


Blaze

 

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[johnnyblaze]

Stone walls can tell a whole history

You can identify there age and layouts..

I use this book..Its interesting..


Blaze

 

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[jrandy]

WOW ! Super Sweeeeet Diggin . Go for the cellar floor.

 

[jb58]

just awesome! congrats!

 

[RiverRat3]

Nice coppers!

 

[stefen]

I've read in the past, maybe on TN, that people have found many items in the old stone walls, even those in open fields.

As I recall, the find consisted of antique cap an ball pistols, swords and a selection of coins...

Also, I believe that a significant horde of coins was found in eastern Europe recently...in Poland, Hungary or thereabouts...

If it was me, I'd walk both sides of a wall with a MD and see what's been hidden...remember, stone walls were used by soldiers and hunters...

who knows what can be found...

 

[TommNJ]

Nice oldies, Congrats!

TommNJ

 

[Joe88]

Hey Blaze,
It's nice to see you are back out and getting some really nice finds!!!
That site needs some heavy hitting!! NICE!!
Keep'm coming.

Joe

 

[johnnyblaze]

Blaze,Real COOL finds man! To old for them bikes,you youngins go for it,I'll stick with hookah diving for the summer! God Bless Chris

Thanks Worltalker Hookah diving sounds fun and refreshing..
I read the other day they are almost ready to release artificial Gills so human can dive without tanks or anything!!!


Blaze

 

[bristp]

Good finds! Where in RI are you? I'm in southeastern MA and am new to this. Would like to find places to hint with more experienced detectorists.

 

[bsloan]

Hey Blaze, great discovery. The word ENVY comes to mind, even if it is one of the 7 deadlys.

Continued success,
Bill

 

[davetheexpert]

That's an awesome story. Nice finds.

 

[leddel]

nice finds Blaze , looks like old pictures cause the trees have way more foliage on them now sir.

 

[johnnyblaze]

nice finds Blaze , looks like old pictures cause the trees have way more foliage on them now sir.

Thanks i took the pictures a couple of months ago when i was on my mountainbike..

It is thick now boy....I just had to see ill be hittin this place hard in the fall..

Blaze

 

[rex]

very nice finds and presentation.

 

[AC1955]

I live in NH and we have many, many stone walls. Please remember that you are actually trespassing even though the walls are out in the woods and there are no structures around or near them. I'm all for checking out the walls, but please research who owns the land and ask permission to hunt them. Often the woods will be posted with yellow or orange signs "no hunting" etc., which means (at least up here) stay OFF my land for any reason. (Gotta love it). One last thing, in NH it is against state law to change, move, damage, destroy, etc. stone walls...does digging around them count? Don't know if I'd chance digging around one right on the roadside.

BTW, great finds...wish my stone walls gave up those goodies.

 

[Steve in PA]

Nice finds JB! You are a true "cellar dweller"

 

[Bill D. (VA)]

Persistence pays off again. Bunch of nice finds there JB!