| Living in the Southwest we don't get to many | | | | grocery store. Working at the check out |
| opportunities to search for Civil War relics. | | | | counter was a gentleman in his mid 70's. Vern |
| | | | had lived in the area all his life. His |
| While visiting relatives in the East, I took | | | | Father, Mother and Grand parents lived in the |
| my metal detector with us. | | | | area all their lives. Vern validated the |
| | | | property I was researching was a Canon Ball |
| This article will again highlight how | | | | and Bullet foundry during the Civil War. |
| important research is in treasure hunting. | | | | |
| | | | It was time to break out my metal detector. |
| I knew the home my relatives were living in | | | | |
| was quite old. It was located in Eastern | | | | Prior to searching around the house, barn and |
| Pennsylvania . The main structure was built | | | | foundry, I wanted to test my detector on soil |
| around 1840's. The main house was three | | | | conditions. I was passing the detector over |
| stories and it had 15 Bedrooms. Each bedroom | | | | the gravel drive when it sounded off. The |
| had a Fireplace. I didn't measure the house | | | | target appeared large. I dug down about 6 |
| but I would estimate it at 8,000 square feet. | | | | inches. It turned out to be a melted piece of |
| The current structure and land included a | | | | lead. The item weight about 2 lbs. |
| tennis court, large pool, and very large | | | | |
| 3-story barn. All of this was setting on | | | | I proceeded to search the area for two days. |
| approximately 20 acres. The original land and | | | | I found many pieces of Lead, including a |
| structures included 25 coke ovens, and a lead | | | | couple of pieces that could have been Cannon |
| casting foundry. | | | | Balls. We found a few older coins, but |
| | | | nothing in 1800's. By the barn we uncovered |
| One of my relatives said he thought the whole | | | | some old tools, parts of older Automobiles. |
| operation made cannon balls and musket | | | | Also found were horseshoes, and nails. The |
| bullets for the North during the Civil War. | | | | old foundry was gated and locked up so we |
| After that comment I started looking for ways | | | | could not search it. |
| to research the area. | | | | |
| | | | This outing was a fun time. Knowing what era |
| Fortunately the house had some very old | | | | the buildings were and confirmation on the |
| pictures mounted on the walls, which depicted | | | | Civil War factory made the research fun. |
| how the structures looked many years ago. It | | | | |
| helped pinpoint where original buildings were | | | | Remember your treasure hunting outings will |
| located. | | | | be more fun and profitable if you do the |
| | | | research. |
| I continued to research the location. I was | | | | |
| able to acquired additional information on | | | | Please visit our site for more stories and |
| the history of the old house at the local | | | | tips. |