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Where are the old dumps ? - 5/26/2008 10:53:59 AM    miker31567   Posts: 78 Joined: 5/21/2008 From: Central NY Status: offline Anyone know of any websites I can go to to find old dumps in my area ? I found one, and it's quite large, bout a mile and a half long and a good 200 feet deep into the woods, but there are many people going to it almost everyday, it's gonna be exausted b-4 ya know it. _____________________________ The Pesky Land Scraper Post #: 1

RE: Where are the old dumps ? - 5/26/2008 10:56:55 AM    madpaddla Posts: 2805 Joined: 12/29/2005 From: The great state of New England Status: online Simple answer is go to the rivers.  Most garbage dumps in the east were on unfarmable land, likewise the rivers.  Here in CT 9 out of 10 are near the rivers.  Good luck.  Or downstream from the old mills.  Best of luck. Madpaddla _____________________________ It pays to look down. Ebay stuff http://search.ebay.com/_W0QQsassZspliffybigfeetQQhtZ-1 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2-ckIv1tiaU&feature=related (in reply to miker31567) Post #: 2

RE: Where are the old dumps ? - 5/26/2008 11:09:52 AM    miker31567   Posts: 78 Joined: 5/21/2008 From: Central NY Status: offline Thx so much Madpaddla, thats kinda what I figured myself. Thats where the one that I'm going to now is, right between a big set of tracks and the Mohawk river. I have a quite a few nice old bottles from there. I'm gonna put some pics up as soon as my camera gets back home from vacation with my sister :-) _____________________________ The Pesky Land Scraper (in reply to madpaddla) Post #: 3

RE: Where are the old dumps ? - 5/26/2008 11:33:40 AM    madpaddla Posts: 2805 Joined: 12/29/2005 From: The great state of New England Status: online Welcome to the Forum.  It's a great place and the people are super nice...well except madman. hahhaha Sometimes the Railroad would dump garbage before they got to the next town.  If the dump is on a bank...or just a rule in general....dig to the base, regualer dirt.  You will be surprised.  Too bad that there are alot of others.  But its nice to network.  Keep us posted on how it goes.  Have you used Sanborn maps.  Google Sanborn splash page.  Residence and welcome are the password username and password.  Best of luck.  Support the forum if you can.  Glad to have ya here. Madpaddla _____________________________ It pays to look down. Ebay stuff http://search.ebay.com/_W0QQsassZspliffybigfeetQQhtZ-1 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2-ckIv1tiaU&feature=related (in reply to miker31567) Post #: 4

RE: Where are the old dumps ? - 5/26/2008 9:51:51 PM    bombboy Posts: 53 Joined: 3/2/2008 From: Upstate NY Status: offline Miker, where are you at? Mohawk is just down the hill from me, although it covers some territory. PM me, there are some others on the forum in the same general area. Bombboy (in reply to madpaddla) Post #: 5

RE: Where are the old dumps ? - 5/26/2008 10:58:55 PM    strongdude85   Posts: 4 Joined: 5/14/2008 Status: offline hey i just tried to access that sanborn map page and it doesn't work, any idea? (in reply to bombboy) Post #: 6

RE: Where are the old dumps ? - 5/27/2008 11:23:51 AM    kanudigit?   Posts: 223 Joined: 5/14/2008 Status: offline residence is the user name and welcome is the password _____________________________ A bottle in front of me is like a frontal lobotomy... (in reply to strongdude85) Post #: 7

RE: Where are the old dumps ? - 5/27/2008 2:57:25 PM    miker31567   Posts: 78 Joined: 5/21/2008 From: Central NY Status: offline Hey bombboy. I'm closer to syracuse _____________________________ The Pesky Land Scraper (in reply to kanudigit?) Post #: 8

RE: Where are the old dumps ? - 5/27/2008 3:44:38 PM    miker31567   Posts: 78 Joined: 5/21/2008 From: Central NY Status: offline Thx  Madpaddla ! For welcoming me to the forum. Glad to be here. I have actually found it quite useful to me already. I went to a park yesterday with my family for a cook out, and there was a creek right in that park, and I went down to the bank of the creek and sure enough, I found a few old medicine bottles and an old Noxema bottle that is a pretty glossy blue. Pic below Attachment (1) < Message edited by miker31567 -- 5/29/2008 12:41:29 PM > _____________________________ The Pesky Land Scraper (in reply to miker31567) Post #: 9

RE: Where are the old dumps ? - 5/27/2008 3:47:26 PM    miker31567   Posts: 78 Joined: 5/21/2008 From: Central NY Status: offline more... Attachment (1) < Message edited by miker31567 -- 5/29/2008 12:43:01 PM > _____________________________ The Pesky Land Scraper (in reply to miker31567) Post #: 10

RE: Where are the old dumps ? - 5/27/2008 6:16:41 PM    bombboy Posts: 53 Joined: 3/2/2008 From: Upstate NY Status: offline Hey there Miker, I'm in Gloversville, just up the hill from Fonda/Fultonville. Travel to Albany everyday for work, wondering how many dump sites there are along the way. Welcome aboard. Bombboy (in reply to miker31567) Post #: 11

RE: Where are the old dumps ? - 5/27/2008 10:25:57 PM    miker31567   Posts: 78 Joined: 5/21/2008 From: Central NY Status: offline Thx for the welcome bombboy. I would imagine there's quite a few dumps along ur way to Albany. They seem to be all over the place near the marsh and river areas. I have Madpaddla to thank for that info. < Message edited by miker31567 -- 5/27/2008 10:26:28 PM > _____________________________ The Pesky Land Scraper (in reply to bombboy) Post #: 12

RE: Where are the old dumps ? - 5/27/2008 10:53:40 PM    madpaddla Posts: 2805 Joined: 12/29/2005 From: The great state of New England Status: online Miker: Congrats on the finds.  Keep it up.  This site is loaded with info.  The maps are a real help also.  I'm about 2 hrs from albany, got some friends in Saratoga Springs.  Best of luck. Madpaddla (in reply to miker31567) Post #: 13

RE: Where are the old dumps ? - 5/29/2008 12:45:28 PM    miker31567   Posts: 78 Joined: 5/21/2008 From: Central NY Status: offline Here's just about 1/2 of what I found my 1st and 2nd time out. Attachment (1) < Message edited by miker31567 -- 5/29/2008 12:47:43 PM > _____________________________ The Pesky Land Scraper (in reply to madpaddla) Post #: 14

Lancaster County PA? - 5/31/2008 1:03:54 PM    steveinlanc   Posts: 40 Joined: 2/11/2006 Status: offline Hey I'm in Lancaster PA. Anyone know where some of the older dumps are around this area? I've dug at the huge dump outside Marietta a bunch of times and never came out with squat. Really interested in any dumps used by Lancaster city in the early days, but also anything else county-wide. _____________________________ "A journey of a thousand miles is postponed due to gas prices" (in reply to miker31567) Post #: 15

RE: Lancaster County PA? - 5/31/2008 4:55:13 PM    bottlediger Posts: 1454 Joined: 2/19/2006 From: York Pa Status: offline Steve, I found a dump in lancaster once, its rather big and pretty deep i bottomed out around 15 ft in a spot. Cant remeber the exact location without going there again but its behind a school in a woods next to an Army Armory. Im sure you'll find it. If you find anything from York Pa, hold on to it for me since Im hooking ya up  Digger Ry _____________________________ Professional Tumbling Services Digger Ry Style My Tumbling Page (in reply to steveinlanc) Post #: 16

RE: Lancaster County PA? - 6/1/2008 5:01:22 PM    steveinlanc   Posts: 40 Joined: 2/11/2006 Status: offline Do you remember what part of town or anything about the area? I'm not coming up with any armories next to a school. _____________________________ "A journey of a thousand miles is postponed due to gas prices" (in reply to bottlediger) Post #: 17

RE: Lancaster County PA? - 6/9/2008 2:23:22 PM    miker31567   Posts: 78 Joined: 5/21/2008 From: Central NY Status: offline Hey everybody...steve and digger just gave me an idea. If anyone, or at least as many that can, want to give us an idea of where you are finding your dumps, that would be greatfully appreciated and very helpful to all of us. I dont wanna know where "your" dump or dumps are. Just an idea of say, in what area of ur city or town, and maybe, what landmarks may be around, stuff like that. Maybe we can get an idea and do the research we need to find them in our own areas. A couple ideas so far are near rivers and railroads. < Message edited by miker31567 -- 6/9/2008 2:25:17 PM > _____________________________ The Pesky Land Scraper (in reply to steveinlanc) Post #: 18

RE: Lancaster County PA? - 6/9/2008 2:25:03 PM    bottlediger Posts: 1454 Joined: 2/19/2006 From: York Pa Status: offline In raviens or naturally sunken areas, swamps, behind foundations, celler holes, etc _____________________________ Professional Tumbling Services Digger Ry Style My Tumbling Page (in reply to miker31567) Post #: 19

RE: Lancaster County PA? - 6/10/2008 9:36:18 AM    ravinedigger   Posts: 19 Joined: 6/5/2008 Status: offline In naturally occurring ravines, out in the woods. -Rod (in reply to bottlediger) Post #: 20

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