I found twenty bucks under the couch once....

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Posted by graml from sdn-ar-001vannewP308.dialsprint.net on March 04, 2000 at 18:00:39:

In Reply to: Any real life relic/treasure hunters out there? posted by Scot in S.C. on March 04, 2000 at 16:48:56:

: I know this may seem like a far fetched question, but are there any other relic/treasure hunters out there? My friend and I go out on
: a regular basis with our metal detectors and dig around here and there. Actually, if we are running short on time, we may just go to a local park and collect newer coins, rings, etc. we happen to detect. However, we have gone a few woodsy type hunts, where we mapped out an area using old maps (100 years old, etc.) and foraged into the woods trying to locate old houses, battlefields (I live in S.C. and we have a couple of Revolutionary and Civil War sites nearby, etc. Once we even mapped out the site of an old train wreck (back in the Civil War era). The train was blown up by the Union. Luckily, it was carrying uniforms, etc. We have found buttons, belt buckles, etc. So I do live a bit of an Indy-like existence, even though they are just local woods and swamps; they are still fun. Of course, we have never been chased by anything more than wild dogs (we do have encounters with snakes...a lot...lol). We actually do a lot of research on certain regions and try to piece together where things were and when. We do a lot of reading and talking to old timers too. Oh well, I have now bored anyone who has gotten this far. Anyway, if there are other people out there like me, drop me a line here. (By the way, I am a big history buff too...in fact, my B.A. is in English and history). And, belive it or not, I teach at a local high school by day. Now if I could only have some adventures come my way like Indy (grins).


Hey. History is definitely the way to go if you want to lose a few pounds. It's worked for me; I can't afford to eat! Sorry, old researcher joke. Anyhow, South Carolina is the place to be for history, what with all the Revolutionary War and Civil War battles fought there. I live in Yorktown, VA and you can't throw a rock without hitting some dude with a metal detector. My neighborhood was the site of an old forge back in Colonial times (mid 1630s), and I've found some inexplicable chunks of iron and an old hammerhead in my yard, not to mention the odd arrowhead every now and again. I'm sure, too, that I've bored anyone who read this far. Us history buffs can be a long winded bunch...
-graml


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