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Where are the old dumps ? - 5/26/2008 10:53:59 AM   
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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.

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RE: Where are the old dumps ? - 5/26/2008 10:56:55 AM   
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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.
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RE: Where are the old dumps ? - 5/26/2008 11:09:52 AM   
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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 :-)


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RE: Where are the old dumps ? - 5/26/2008 11:33:40 AM   
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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.
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RE: Where are the old dumps ? - 5/26/2008 9:51:51 PM   
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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.

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RE: Where are the old dumps ? - 5/26/2008 10:58:55 PM   
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hey i just tried to access that sanborn map page and it doesn't work, any idea?

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RE: Where are the old dumps ? - 5/27/2008 11:23:51 AM   
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RE: Where are the old dumps ? - 5/27/2008 2:57:25 PM   
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Hey bombboy. I'm closer to syracuse

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RE: Where are the old dumps ? - 5/27/2008 3:44:38 PM   
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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




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RE: Where are the old dumps ? - 5/27/2008 3:47:26 PM   
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RE: Where are the old dumps ? - 5/27/2008 6:16:41 PM   
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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.
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RE: Where are the old dumps ? - 5/27/2008 10:25:57 PM   
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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.

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RE: Where are the old dumps ? - 5/27/2008 10:53:40 PM   
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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.
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RE: Where are the old dumps ? - 5/29/2008 12:45:28 PM   
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Here's just about 1/2 of what I found my 1st and 2nd time out.




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Lancaster County PA? - 5/31/2008 1:03:54 PM   
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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.

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RE: Lancaster County PA? - 5/31/2008 4:55:13 PM   
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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 

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RE: Lancaster County PA? - 6/1/2008 5:01:22 PM   
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Do you remember what part of town or anything about the area? I'm not coming up with any armories next to a school.

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RE: Lancaster County PA? - 6/9/2008 2:23:22 PM   
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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.

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RE: Lancaster County PA? - 6/9/2008 2:25:03 PM   
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In raviens or naturally sunken areas, swamps, behind foundations, celler holes, etc

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RE: Lancaster County PA? - 6/10/2008 9:36:18 AM   
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In naturally occurring ravines, out in the woods.

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