Permission not granted.........

[cc8137]

I wanted to MD the grounds of the Cabell County Courthouse. It's over a hundred years old building set on several acres and to make a long story short, their lawyer called me and said that anything found would be considered County property. I didn't feel like discussing it because they could have used any excuse. Oh well....next

 

[ron_c]

But at least you ask and now you know. Try not to think about all the hundreds of silver coins that are there and move on!!!

 

[John-Edmonton]

Oh well, run a line through that spot. Don't get discouraged...there are many other placed to hunt. At least you asked for permission

 

[John-Edmonton]

n/t

 

[cc8137]

I've starting to get the message on some of these "high-value properties" First, Marshall University said that I could MD but could not dig holes and then today, Cabell County didn't want to let loose of there "property". I'm willing to bet that someone else over the years has already searched these place.......Anyway..... I'm going to forget about these "public areas" and start going to places that are not so public. I think I just graduated to the next level of MD thinking

 

[SteveP(NH)]

Then let them have all of their valuable trash.

 

[Oakman404]

cc8137 - There are so many places to legally hunt, I don't even spend a moment stewing over the ones that I can't. You are absolutley right.....NEXT!

 

[Joel-Winnipeg]

Just think of it this way you were turned down by asking, next time they could say by all means go right ahead and

 

[KyBud(InezKy)]

go ahead and detect the property. Take all the trash you dig and pile it on the lawers desk, Tell him its county property. Just a thought, wouldn't be the right thing to do. Never did understand why some people would rather leave historic items in the ground instead of letting someone recover them for people to see.
Everything recovered is a part of history.

God Bless,
HH
KyBud

 

[silversmith]

Gee, I wonder how many silver coins you would have found before you were run off if you had not ask. Remember, liberal power is in the word NO. The only way you could have gotten a yes, is if you could proven you contribited to some leftist's campain.

 

[BigCatDaddy]

I've only ever asked at one County Courthouse and asked the County Judge. He told me that the property belonged to the citizens of the State and being one of those, I was welcome to search all I wanted and could keep anything I found. I was more than willing to turn in anything I found if they wanted it as long as I could get pictures. It turned out that they had put about a foot of topsoil on the lawn back a few years ago and I couldn't find anything but a few modern coins. I was pulling up 10" 1970's quarters using a 12" coil. Forget that!! They just got thru renovating the courthouse and pulled all the dirt out and hauled it to who-knows-where and replaced it with brand new dirt. What I'm saying is, even tho it may be an old courthouse, construction and landscaping may have removed or covered anything that might be there anyway. Good luck at the next spot!!

 

[cc8137]

I called a Judge at the courthouse first and he had me call the County Commission...........and that's where the story begins.

 

[N2Treasure]

Go on and agree with everything you find is considered "County Property" Don't let that discourage you from hunting a potentially awesome place! Simply let the attorney know that you will be donating any and all artifacts to the local museum for a display with YOUR name as the archaeologist! Now granted, you'll find nice new coins and HOPEFULLY old silver that somehow manages to get "re-lost" (into your back pocket), things get real "BLURRY" when you re out there hunting! Proudly turn in all the artifacts and new coins and as tempting as it seems to turn in the trash, throw the trash away and then guess what, you re a hero! Good luck on the ground! HH D

 

[ConfCav]

Agree with the others - at least you did the responsible thing to represent MDers in a positive way by asking. Sorry for the response you got but at least you tried.

 

[rbholt80]

Down here in texas many court houses are not the original or even in the same town as they once were long ago. I know they look good and look old and i would love to hunt them but after looking at old photos of many of the originals I can say one would never get the old stuff there. Reason being is that between the original one and the one that is there now 2,3 or 4 foot of dirt was put in. I guess they wanted the building to stand taller than those around it back in those days. I think most in Texas have been burned down atleast once sense 1836. The one in my county has been burned 3 times and then a new one built every time. So i just pass them by. Good luck on your quest for the good spots.

 

[C&RHunter]

Too bad about that County courthouse. I've been granted permission on two county courthouse grounds and denied another. Those two have been very good to me. (Several Indians, V and Buffalo nickels, Barber dimes,1 - 2 cent piece, and a Silver dollar.) It seems that the County Commissioner is in charge of the county grounds. When I asked at one location, that just happened to be the office I went in first. The County Commissioner has actually talked to us a couple of times when were detecting. The only stipulation was DON'T LEAVE ANY HOLES. No problem with me, I don't like to leave any evidence that someone has been detecting there anyway. I actually look for more rural county seats, sometimes these folks are more "laid back" and the grounds may not be landscaped to the max. The thought of "looking until thrown off of County Property" may fall under "ignorance of the law is no excuse". I really don't want a vandalism or destruction of property fine to pay, along with the "black eye" it would give us detectorists. Just keep asking maybe it will pay off..Good Luck!

 

[Doug Fluty]

I think it is just as they said it is public land They can not stop you from MD on public ground.