Found a great site (but I wasn't the first one there)

[GeoAngelo]

Some careful research led me to a great early 1800s site but unfortunately it was already hunted out. I'm sharing some pics anyway because though I came away empty handed, I did thoroughly enjoy walking around and swinging at this beautiful old homesite. I took a few pics for everyone to enjoy...

Here's the family cemetery, which is what led me to the site. The earliest legible stone I found was 1830. Its a bit sad to see a forgotten burial ground in such disrepair.

Here's a shot of the cellar hole from the side. You can see the steps leading down to the cellar at the far end.

Here's the cellar hole from the front. The slab at lower left would have been the "front step."

Directly across from the front of the house was this small but well-built bank barn. Really some gorgeous stone work.

In addition there were lots of stone walls like the ones below. I'm not sure what they were doing here - the site looks much too rocky to be plowing and farming. Perhaps they were raising livestock.

This was my first hint that I wasn't the first one to detect this place. I found lots of iron sitting on rocks during my time there.

Well, that's it. Though I have no finds to show, I hope some of you enjoyed this little walk through history. I may go back when the vegetation dies back and give it another go.

 

[too_pointer]

Congrats, and fantastic pics !! I went back several times looking at them, lol Hope you do great in your future hunts there
too_

 

[cellrdwellr]

Thanks for taking us along. Great pictures, and looks very similar to the type of sites I spend alot of time in (minus the cemetery) good luck if/when you get back out there!

 

[stetam]

There is NO hunted out place. Head back at it!!

Steve

 

[hoser]

Cool looking place. Great photos.

 

[GroundSweeper]

Great pics and a place is never hunted out so they say. I would be giddy with a location like that regardless

 

[Country Dirt Kid]

It would be interesting to do a search for the names on the stones.
https://www.familysearch.org/en/

 

[GeoAngelo]

It would be interesting to do a search for the names on the stones.
https://www.familysearch.org/en/

The cemetery itself does have a family surname attached to it in old records and I saw quite a few stones with that name.

 

[Coin-Saver]

There is NO hunted out place. Head back at it!!

Steve

^^^^^^^^^^^ I agree, No site is ever hunted out completely. This would be one I'd hit many times to find out. Very nice spot.

 

[GeoAngelo]

I'll be going back once the bugs and greenery die down.

 

[Jose159]

That is an awesome site! I have found a few sites that look very similar. I always seem to find a lot of pieces of cast iron stoves at places like that. Like others have said....definitely go back!

 

[metaladdict]

Tom is waiting for a large cent from there.

 

[GeoAngelo]

Tom is waiting for a large cent from there.

I'll do my best but gonna have to wait until November

 

[Sorthious]

Thanks for sharing all the really cool pics! I agree, most sights are never completely hunted out. Good luck and I hope you are able to find something that someone missed!

 

[Diggerjonny]

I'll be going back once the bugs and greenery die down.

Neat place, I would lift up the threshold stone in front of the old door way, if possible. I,ve seen coins put under there for good luck. Worth a shot.

 

[The Rebel]

Great looking site! I too like looking at the old cemeteries, especially out in the woods. I don't hunt them to be clear, I respect the dead.

 

[Tom_in_CA]

Great pictures ! And no, despite what metaladdict says : If you find any large cents there, we do NOT want to see them . Tsk tsk

 

[GeoAngelo]

Great pictures ! And no, despite what metaladdict says : If you find any large cents there, we do NOT want to see them . Tsk tsk

Well I'm digging a new permission Sunday. A house that's been continually occupied since 1810. I sure hope to find at least one largie to share here. Just make sure you have a defibrillator ready in case I find a pile of them.

 

[metaladdict]

Well I'm digging a new permission Sunday. A house that's been continually occupied since 1810. I sure hope to find at least one largie to share here. Just make sure you have a defibrillator ready in case I find a pile of them.

 

[Letz_Hunt]

Very cool pictures...great hunt site too, and as others have stated, keep hunting it. I have had very good results when trying different detectors on sites i had thought were 'hunted out'.