A bit of local history...

[Neil in West Jersey]

I found this bathouse tag from a lake in South Jersey. The lake had a park active from 1890 to about 1920, with rowing, fishing and swimming. The ruins of a bathhouse still remain, but most of the shoreline is lined by private homes, People used to take a train from the city for day trips etc. The lake was drained a few years ago for a new dam to be built and whatever was on the bottom of the lake end up on the banks below. The spot has been hit hard, but every once in a while when I only have a short amount to hunt I still find silver. Some recent finds from the park that I already posted are: 1902 Barber Dime, bent 1902 Barber Half , 1912 Barber quarter, 1933 Merc, antique copper jewelry, Silver Washington quarters and rosies, and plenty of corroded Wheaties.

I think the "M" Stood for Men's Bathouse.
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Sometimes just finding a piece of local history is as exciting as finding a valuable coin!

 

[awhitster]

Sounds like a great place to hunt. Local history is cool. I'm trying to find what I can in this town before it is all paved over.

 

[Neil in West Jersey]

[quote awhitster]Sounds like a great place to hunt. Local history is cool. I'm trying to find what I can in this town before it is all paved over.[/quote]

My advice is: Go to construction sites and search when the bobcat scrapes the topsoil, and again when it is spread out.

 

[Uncle Willy]

Another source: The Daily Journal of Commerce if your town has one. It lists all the building and remodeling permits, urban renewal, road and highway construction, etc., issued and the location.

Bill