Silver Hawk
Elite Member
Yes sir I have. But theres a 1000 other detectorist here in Lancaster that have too. You'd be amazed at the lack of virgin ground here. As for civil war history, most of it was by the river which is a very difficult area to detect around, and hard to pinpoint the strong areas of activity. Columbia was a hotspot but the railroad owns most of the highest activity areas.
I've worked the area with my group on a few occasions.
Dig up some old maps from historic societies, state library, town records, etc. And look for privately owned land. Some is farmland and many farmer will allow you to hunt in the Fall after harvest and over the winter, especial if you tell them you'll be removing items that could hurt livestock or damage plow blades and other farm equipment.
If the railroad owns a part of land that you want to hunt... go to them for permission.
And you'd be surprised at how much thousands of metal detectors miss.
Just a thought...and if you do work something out, let me know how things turnout for you.
If you can, used a hand-held GPS to mark locations and document finds for your future use.
Best Regards,
Silver Hawk