My friend Rich and his wife and my other Friend Ron and I hit a fairgrounds that is about 40 miles from my home dates back and then back some more. Many people have hit it in the past matter of fact I was told a guy brought in a motor home and set up camp back in the early 80s 
But I did not let that get in the way of what I was there for! We hit it early in the morning Sun after I got off work I was really tired but once we got there I somehow became wide awake it started off really slow and the part we wanted to hunt the grass was really to high but I poked around and tried to make due. I was down in a valley and I heard a mower going so off I went to investigate when I walked to the top of the hill there was a guy with a Dixie Chopper 
He came over and introduced himself ended up being the president of the Conservation club that is also on the property. Super cool guy asked if I was finding anything I said well trying but the grass is a bit high he said where are you wanting to hunt as he gave me a little history lesson 
I said well would really like down in the valley he said okay that is where I will start mowing so I poked and messed around some more till he was finished still was going a bit slow my attention was really on this one hillside well after a couple more hrs he had got done mowing it so off I went started out around a restroom that looked like it had seen no action in a while 
weeds was all grown up on both sides of the entrance ways so I hit around the building then it happened got the first best signal of the day and it was a screamer quarter signal so as I was digging I thought Washington,SLQ someone has dropped as the made their exit from the restroom pulled the plug and about filled my pants 
1876 Seated. So I went over where my buddy Rich was and of coarse I had the goofy cheesy grin on my face we all get when something cool is found he held out his hand and I dropped it he said "NO WAY" and we stood there giggling like a couple off school girls for a min or two Then I headed back over as I worked my way back to the hillside that was screaming for me from the start well I am going at a nails pace lost in my own little world looked up and Rich and his wife came to join in on the action. My next find was a Barber dime off of this hill I just kept moving in reverse okay well not really but it felt like it about 10 min later hit a Seated Dime man was I in heaven anyway I ended the day with 76 Seated Quarter, 58 Seated Dime,89 and 02 Barber Dimes,and a few IHs 
.......... Day two: I ended up with a 1851 Silver 3 center a 57 Seated Quarter and a 91 Seated Dime and a IH. What a blast it was just goes to show a place is never hunted out just have to work a little harder is all. Thanks for looking and HH..........Joe
But I did not let that get in the way of what I was there for! We hit it early in the morning Sun after I got off work I was really tired but once we got there I somehow became wide awake it started off really slow and the part we wanted to hunt the grass was really to high but I poked around and tried to make due. I was down in a valley and I heard a mower going so off I went to investigate when I walked to the top of the hill there was a guy with a Dixie Chopper He came over and introduced himself ended up being the president of the Conservation club that is also on the property. Super cool guy asked if I was finding anything I said well trying but the grass is a bit high he said where are you wanting to hunt as he gave me a little history lesson I said well would really like down in the valley he said okay that is where I will start mowing so I poked and messed around some more till he was finished still was going a bit slow my attention was really on this one hillside well after a couple more hrs he had got done mowing it so off I went started out around a restroom that looked like it had seen no action in a while weeds was all grown up on both sides of the entrance ways so I hit around the building then it happened got the first best signal of the day and it was a screamer quarter signal so as I was digging I thought Washington,SLQ someone has dropped as the made their exit from the restroom pulled the plug and about filled my pants 1876 Seated. So I went over where my buddy Rich was and of coarse I had the goofy cheesy grin on my face we all get when something cool is found he held out his hand and I dropped it he said "NO WAY" and we stood there giggling like a couple off school girls for a min or two Then I headed back over as I worked my way back to the hillside that was screaming for me from the start well I am going at a nails pace lost in my own little world looked up and Rich and his wife came to join in on the action. My next find was a Barber dime off of this hill I just kept moving in reverse okay well not really but it felt like it about 10 min later hit a Seated Dime man was I in heaven anyway I ended the day with 76 Seated Quarter, 58 Seated Dime,89 and 02 Barber Dimes,and a few IHs .......... Day two: I ended up with a 1851 Silver 3 center a 57 Seated Quarter and a 91 Seated Dime and a IH. What a blast it was just goes to show a place is never hunted out just have to work a little harder is all. Thanks for looking and HH..........Joe
Man, I got my bags packed and ready to come out your way.
Those are some nice finds and if this is just a start at this place then I know that you will be posting some more great stuff from there. Best of luck on your return trip to those old fairgrounds. HH.
99 not 89 I may get it right sooner or later!