GKMan
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CTTodd and I made sure that we picked one of hottest and stickiest days in the foreseeable future to climb up some serious hills to get to a couple of foundations. We haven't been out together in quite a few weeks so regardless of the hazy, hot and humid weather it was nice to be detecting together.
We first visited a foundation I previously detected for about twenty minutes during my last visit when I found one nice floral design button, but it is a more modern foundation so as interesting looking as this foundation is with two fireplaces still standing we didn't expect it to produce many old finds. Todd worked that area for a bit and I figured I would scout down the old woods road a bit further when I discovered another set of foundations. I trudged back up the hill to let Todd know that I had found foundations that appeared to be of an older vintage and we then started detecting these. There is a lot of iron in the area, and lots of little foundations and stonewalls through the area so it is interesting to detect.
I was getting discouraged but then found a shoe buckle practically right at the surface and then it got quiet again. I headed a bit further down and found yet another foundation In quick succession I recovered two spoons, and a neat handle off an old bucket. I knew time was short and we had to get home and so I started to head back towards the foundations that Todd was working when I found an eagle belt plate! Of course this find made the entire hunt worth the effort. I haven't had the time to try and ID the plate but, regardless whatever vintage it is, it's an interesting find.
Thanks for looking
We first visited a foundation I previously detected for about twenty minutes during my last visit when I found one nice floral design button, but it is a more modern foundation so as interesting looking as this foundation is with two fireplaces still standing we didn't expect it to produce many old finds. Todd worked that area for a bit and I figured I would scout down the old woods road a bit further when I discovered another set of foundations. I trudged back up the hill to let Todd know that I had found foundations that appeared to be of an older vintage and we then started detecting these. There is a lot of iron in the area, and lots of little foundations and stonewalls through the area so it is interesting to detect.
I was getting discouraged but then found a shoe buckle practically right at the surface and then it got quiet again. I headed a bit further down and found yet another foundation In quick succession I recovered two spoons, and a neat handle off an old bucket. I knew time was short and we had to get home and so I started to head back towards the foundations that Todd was working when I found an eagle belt plate! Of course this find made the entire hunt worth the effort. I haven't had the time to try and ID the plate but, regardless whatever vintage it is, it's an interesting find.
Thanks for looking
Glad you guys were able to get out, who was in charge of checking the forecast lol