Detected a new area today :thumbup:

[James in Alabama]

Hi Folks!

Lawrence and I detected an area in Blount Springs, Alabama today. It was the same place I found an 1883 V nickel and three injuns a few years ago.

About 15 minutes into the hunt, I got a penny reading a few inches down.

Dug a nice 1899 injun! Here's Lawrence holding the coin.

Took a few nice pics of the area

We discovered a few wells in the woods that were pretty deep and a what looked like a cellar hole

Here's the injun found today

It was a cool day for sure TH'ing those woods and hope we get to do it again real soon

HH everyone and thanks for looking...James

 

[brandon]

Great looking woods. I hunt a lot of woods in CT and have found a lot of goodies on the sides of the hills and on any terraced spots that may have been suitable for a camp or eating spot. With those wells there could mean some form of industry nearby and I 've found the old time workers inhabited some unlikley spots. Thanks James!

 

[Chris in Hamilton (Canada)]

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[Craig in Alabama]

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[James in Alabama]

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[James in Alabama]

right next to a bricked structure and it looked like there may have been some form of activity like you said. I do know there was a factory somwhere in the area in the 1800's where they manufactured blue bottles that contained mineral water taken from a natural spring that bubbles out of the ground to this day. The old timers claim this water has magical healing powers and many of the local residents still drink it. The wells are obviously dried up, but the spring is still there. A friend of mine told me if you find one of these blue bottles intact, they are worth $200 or more.

 

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[Lawrence in Alabama]

with the leaves having turned red and gold and yellow!! The area has a sulphur spring and the water running beside our parking area is sulphur water...rotten egg smell was very strong in the area!!
Here are a few of the pics I took:

The parking area:

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James ready to hit the woods!

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Views of the hillside we hunted

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A shot of James detecting lower down the hill from me

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The hill was very steep in places and it made it difficult to detect without going tumbling down the hill!!
I will add another post to display the rest of my pics...I haven't figured out how to do it on Photobucket even with the tutorials!!

 

[Lawrence in Alabama]

Here is James checking a signal

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An 1899 Indian Head penny puts a big smile on James' face!!

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James' 1899 Indian Head

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An old rock wall in the woods. We are not sure if it was part of a house or not. There are 2 sets of stone steps going up to the top.

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Another section of the rock wall.

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James standing beside one of two wells.

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James told me this area has been hammered and I believe him. However, he found his Injun in less than fifteen minutes of our hunt beginning! I gave me some high hopes for the day, but it did not turn out like I wanted it to go!! It was fun anyway!!
Thanks for looking!!

 

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[Ed SW Fla]

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