It was a shockingly poor town.....there were hotels, gastations, diners, and homes here all abandoned!! I detected an abandoned hotel on 7 acres, and the owner offered it to me for 80 000 $.....I could have got it for 60 000$ I'm sure. The first town was burnt, and the second town built on top was abandoned. That hotel sits 50 yards from a marked historical site !!
An old timer told me to check every large tree in the area....he said historical pictures showed soldiers resting in the shade under every tree for miles. Other detectorists he knows has done well searching under them with coins, bullets, and gun parts !!