Interesting First Dig

[Skamaniac]

I tried a new spot in the park yesterday under an old oak tree out away from everything. Lots of iron hits but I knew I was really short on time so I only dug one really strong iron hit and found a round bar I think is off a railroad car. I also found a penny and just threw it in my bag. But just before dark I had a mid-range hit and dug down about six inches and found a fragmented fruit jar lid and some glass remnants. Right then my son called and I had to leave to pick him up :shocked04:verreaction: Will have to wait until next week to see if there was anything in that jar. And today I looked at the penny; it's a 1945 wheat. The park has only been there since the mid 80's so this might an interesting site to revisit.

[tanacat]

Sounds like great potential! I love those old mason jar lids and the anticipation of a cache lol I've been disappointed every time... although I did find a tax token in the midst of a broken one and should have dug deeper in that hard dry hot summer day. Thanks for the reminder, I'm going back! :yes:

Check out www.historicmapworks.com (http://www.historicmapworks.com) and look at some old county maps of your area to see what was there! |:cheering:

Good luck next week :detecting:

[Skamaniac]

Check out www.historicmapworks.com (http://www.historicmapworks.com) and look at some old county maps of your area to see what was there! |:cheering:


Thanks for the tip! I found the site on an old map at that website. Sweet! As for the jar, I know it's most likely going to be a bust, but putting it off for a week gives me time to dream and look forward to returning. :crossfingers:

[coinnut]

Good luck with the fruit jar. I hope it's full. The park may not be too old, but they may have brought in dirt when they made it. Was there anything there before the park was built?

[Skamaniac]

The oak tree right there looks to be at least a century old. The land (according to the map tanacat pointed me toward) was a series of private properties as recently as the 50's and I know nothing was there when I moved to the area in 1981. So who knows what lurks beneath the surface? Stay tuned...

[Skamaniac]

Well I finally got back out to the oak tree. I found another broken jar about 30' from the first one, and unfortunately no untold riches in either hole, just broken glass and rusted lid pieces. crying01 crying01

[del]

that stuff could be from fill dirt brought in , believe it or not but a lot of parks were actually landfill dumps in the late 1800's . when the area became pretty full they would bring fill from other construction projects to cover or cap the landfill. . not saying yours is definately that , I grew up in the south west and some of our parks and municipal golf course were old dumps from the late 1800's to about 1920.

Dan

[tanacat]

Don't give up! |:cheering: I've been hunting a 'new' city park where I found old house sites on mid 1800's map and was finding mason jar lids, as well as hinges, wood stove and lantern parts... I hadn't found any coins or good relics after many hours/days & was feeling disgruntled about that site when I found a Good for 5 cents At The Bar token! Amazing how 1 little find can re-kindle/ spark up the passion for a site lol