Tomorrows hunt

[Bruce R]

A pedestrian tunnel under a railroad high enough for a person on horseback. There's old foundations of a landlocked homestead on the other side which must predate the railroad. Will keep ya'll posted.View attachment 1293411

 

[Loco-Digger]

Good Luck, nice site find. What does the other side look like (where the house once stood)?

 

[GaRebel1861]

Looks promising! Good luck.

 

[Bruce R]

The other side of the tunnel is open,but stacked full of what looks like chicken crates. The homestead is tucked up against the mountain and the railroad encircles it, with no road in. I don't know when the railroad was built, but I can remember as a kid (early 1960's) the tunnel was open and I'd always see cars parked there.

 

[Bruce R]

I finally got back to the tunnel site yesterday after work, my detector has been sick for awhile. Only spent about an hour there, lots of trash to deal with. I only found one thing worth keeping, this enameled tag. It was still attached to a piece of rotten wood with 2 little brass nails, which crumbled when I dug it out. I think it's from a refrigerator, I don't know why it was on a piece of wood though. I'm going back there soon and I'm taking my iPad along for pictures.View attachment 1301683

 

[Molewacker]

Here ya go -

 

[Bruce R]

Well I'll be damned, oops, skip that, I already am!

 

[scruggs]

Interesting....keep us posted!

 

[trapperart]

Very cool

 

[Bruce R]

Went back to the tunnel site today, didn't find anything but got a few pix.View attachment 1302693View attachment 1302694 upper end of tunnel appears to be back filled View attachment 1302695 a rounded retaining wall, garden?View attachment 1302696front entrance to the house that's no longer there. That hole is nearly 10in deep with a rolled up toothpaste tube at the bottom View attachment 1302700old sheds still standing View attachment 1302702View attachment 1302703View attachment 1302704the place seems to be a party spot now View attachment 1302705View attachment 1302706View attachment 1302708View attachment 1302709 old stone walls, I think there's another old railroad bed above me View attachment 1302712View attachment 1302713 yep, sure is. One to explore another day.View attachment 1302714 telegraph pole, there may be insulators around!