Got permisson to hunt this place.

[manganos]

[attachment 24609 dayoff4.jpg][attachment 24608 dayoff3.jpg][attachment 24607 dayoff2.jpg][attachment 24606 dayoff1.jpg] I went out today and met my new neighbor. He rents a small house and 50 acres back behind my property. We got to talking and I asked if he minded if I tried to metal detect on the propery. I agreed I'd cover my holes and he said have at it. I went back a little while later and spent 30 min playing around and this is what I found. Looks like a decent start to me !?! I've never found a buckle like this but I'm guessing it is pretty old

 

[Macaco]

That looks like a great place to find a cache of coins.

 

[MXTinNC]

can you date the buildings? Take a look at the nails in the planks. What do the heads look like? square, round? That will tell a lot. the buckle however looks to me as if it is a mule or horse strap buckle.

 

[manganos]

The heads are mostly square with some round thrown in there to hold up the wood The house is sitting up on pieces of granite stacked 3 to 4 high. The Battle of Five Forks took place a couple of miles away April 1st and 2nd, 1865.

 

[Shenandoah Digger]

Yeah, that place has a lot of potential.

 

[MXTinNC]

the square head nails were used between 1820-1900 so I would say it is a very interesting site. here is a link to a page I carry every time I go to a homesite as a refrence. ENjoy http://www.uvm.edu/~histpres/203/nails.html