Todays Ghost Town Hunt

[camb1]

Went out on this fine day to try my luck at my old ghost town again. I had just gotten my Explorer SE back from Minelab after a repair. I wanted to see how stable it would be in this trashy area. Today I had lots of hits in the low tone area. I dug many flat buttons, musket balls and a few small parts that i believe were from shoes. The tag near the top has the word patent on it. I wondered how many years the Patent System went back. I did find a very trashy area that I will hit again soon with a small coil. I believe it is the area where the courthouse once stood next to the town square. There was lots of broken bricks and sandstone lying around the area. I forgot to mention this ghost town dates from 1809-1843. Thanks and Happy Hunting.

Thanks Minelab for Awesome Detectors.

 

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[roundhat]

nice stuff Bruce.

 

[camb1]

nice stuff Bruce.

Thanks Brent. Where have you been hiding. I have been by your house several time in the past 2 years. I get a chuckle every-time I pass that Railroad Crossing in the middle of nowhere.

 

[JmCraz8]

Great saves!!

 

[wvwildman]

wish the ghost towns around here wasnt off limits

 

[John Boy]

Great finds.

 

[camb1]

wish the ghost towns around here wasnt off limits

Why are they off limits? Most are on private ground. Just need to get permission from land owner.

 

[CASPER-2]

 

[camb1]

Great finds.

Thanks John Boy

 

[hamiddetecting]

Nice digs

 

[RobRieman]

Went out on this fine day to try my luck at my old ghost town again. I had just gotten my Explorer SE back from Minelab after a repair. I wanted to see how stable it would be in this trashy area. Today I had lots of hits in the low tone area. I dug many flat buttons, musket balls and a few small parts that i believe were from shoes. The tag near the top has the word patent on it. I wondered how many years the Patent System went back. I did find a very trashy area that I will hit again soon with a small coil. I believe it is the area where the courthouse once stood next to the town square. There was lots of broken bricks and sandstone lying around the area. I forgot to mention this ghost town dates from 1809-1843. Thanks and Happy Hunting.

Thanks Minelab for Awesome Detectors.

US Patent Office was started in 1802.

 

[bmelvin20]

I need to learn to do some better research. Ghost town in So. ILL. I have a hard time finding old maps and such for our area. How do u research southern Illinois

 

[CREEKGEEK]

Def sounds like your in the right spot. Just keep hitting it. I have been working the same area for about a year and continue to pull good finds. Wish i had a ghost town to hunt. I also use a minelab. I got an explorer 2.