If you live in Texas......

[Salida]

If you live in Texas you might find this interesting
about an underwater town now showing up as lake recedes.
http://tradingplacesglobal.wordpress.com/2012/04/04/underwater-ghost-town/
Could be a great place to metal detect. I heard about it
early this morning on NPR Radio.

Anyone ever been there?
Salida

 

[5900_XL-1]

Excerpt"

"In an odd way, this drought has provided an opportunity to view and document, where appropriate, some of these finds and understand what they consist of," said Pat Mercado-Allinger, the Texas Historical Commission's archeological division director. "Most people in Texas probably didn't realize what was under these lakes."

Yea it is there, as are some buildings here locally to me in driying lake beds. Have I hunted, nope. I want to keep my metal detecting gear. You better ask Pat Mercado-Allinger, the Texas Historical Commission's archeological division director what will happen if you swing a coil over that town now. Texas lakes really bite when it comes to restrictions to metal detecting. martin

 

[BigCatDaddy]

You're right about that!! LCRA (Lower Colorado River Authority) controls that lake and metal detecting is FORBIDDEN in all of their parks and a lot of the lakebed as well. Some city parks on the LCRA lakes are huntable but that's it!! Thank goodness the Corps of Engineers allows us to hunt the swim areas in their parks or we would be dry-landers all year!!

 

[Salida]

Hummmm. I didn't know all these dried up lakes beds were marked off limits. Live and learn.