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    Digging Old Blacksmith's Shop in Columbia County, Georgia

    Need to get in contact with somone who knows how to ID some of the metal objects that I am finding. I could put a picture on here of the SAD irons, but will need a couple of days on that. Also have found some type of long chisel (for detailed work, I think) and a nicely glazed ceramic insulator...
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    Question on Ravine Digs

    I've found some interesting bottle and pottery fragments near an old home site that has a very large ravine near it (more like a valley), but there is a lot of trees in the area and leaves on the ground. My question is has anyone here ever found bottles down the side of a ravine that were not...
  3. J

    Governor George W. Crawford's House (Georgia)

    I'm digging a site (with permission) where the house was 3 stories tall (old plantation house) and once housed one of Georgia's ex-governors! I found an area in the back of it with a lot of bricks buried in the ground, along with some odd ceramic pieces partially in the ground and on top. It...
  4. J

    Need Help (finding Peach related bottles)

    I'm sorry if I have posted this in the wrong area. I did not know where to pose this query. I have been a member of the forum here for a couple of years. Here is what I need help with. I have written an article that will soon be published in the local county magazine about a peach that...
  5. J

    Another photo.

    Here is another one. -John
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    Cisterns

    I have a number of cisterns from an 1830s settlement that I want to dig/pump out. One is at the head of the spring as it comes out of the ground (like a resevoir), and the other one is just off of the stream, where it draws water from it via a trench. I have heard tale of another one closer to...
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    Baltimore City Maps (for Chris)

    Crhis, I told you that I would try and find you some old Baltimore City Maps. Sorry for the delay. My wife and children have been sick for over a week now. Here is a couple of links for you to check out: http://www.raremaps.com/maps/big/11500.jpg (1854)...
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    S.C. Dispensary (2 Bottles)

    There are 2 S.C. Dispensary Bottles for sale in an antique store in downtown Johnston, S.C., right now. Both of them are a pint, but are different. Both of them have the SCD embossed emblem motif, but one is lighter than the other (embossing, that is). Both look to be in very good shape. One is...
  9. J

    Outhouse or not?

    I am working a site, and have dug down 3 feet into two separate holes, both within a short distance of an 1830s cemetary. In one, the smaller one (6 x 4), I found bits of pottery and china within the first couple of feet. The second one is about 6.5 x 4 feet. I have not pulled out any fragments...
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    Need Help

    After much research and failed efforts, I have found a very large, deep brick lined pit/privy that belonged to an 1830s era house, deep in the woods. I have permission to dig, and have put a call in to a local bottle collector, but I can not get him to return my calls very muc (Mike if you see...
  11. J

    Finally Found 2 Privies

    After a good year of searching, I have finally found two old privies on my own (last night). I found them using an old map, and some visible brick ruins. The settlement goes back as far as 1840, and these old sites are located next to the railroad track. They are not even completely covered...
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    Metal Detecting for Old Privies

    I have permisson to search a large tract of land where there were a number of old home sites and businesses, but am having difficulty using a probe because of the large amounts of pine straw and close proximity of small pine trees with thorns thrown in for good measure. I have an old...
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    Doll Heads

    I'm interested in creating some wall art pieces using old doll heads. I'm wiling to purchase or swap. Send me a picture if you want to my email address (jpernoroy@hotmail.com). Thanks! -John
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    Privy Digging in Georgia

    Well, I've been able to enlist a young neighbor, and a nationally known bottle collector, so I'm going to go ahead with my project. My Topographical map from 1918 has come in, and it looks like I have about 20 privies to dig here (with permission) from an old settlement from the early 19th...
  15. J

    Mason Jars

    I've got a number of mason jars that I want to get rid of. They are about 22 vintage 1/2 Gallon Knox (6), Lamb (4), Atlas Strong Sholder (1), Kerr Self-Sealing (1), and the others are variations of Ball Perfect Mason (all clear, with at least one square one). I also have 30-40 smaller sizes of...
  16. J

    Green Water/Juice Bottle (1930s?)

    I've tried loading the picture with no success. Here is a link to it on Ebay. I found it down a ravine 2 weeks ago. I will soon dig the ravine with help. Is this called anything in particular? Thanks! -John...
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    Privies

    Way back in the woods I found 8-9 prives (still uncovered) near an old road and off of a train track. There is no road access now. I'm going back there with a well-known bottle collector this Friday. The settlement goes back to the early part of the 19th century. I'm trying to not get overly...
  18. J

    Tennessee Diggers, here I come (I hope)

    I've got an interview with the Nashville Public Library in a couple of weeks. If we move up there, it will be to Spring Hill, where my wife has family. I've been locating long forgotten plantations around here down in Georgia, but have had trouble finding folk to dig with me. If I come up there...
  19. J

    Need Help on Plantation

    Digging near Augusta, GA. Need help. The privy I am digging is filled with rocks, but there is supposed to be a 19th Century Library down there, hopefully on top of some old bottles (this Privy is huge). I have found some unbroken ones so far. I need help because I have at least one other privy...
  20. J

    Maps

    Here is a company for finding a good topographical map of an area you'd like to dig (for old dirt roads and buildings): www.novacell.com Also, you should know about GIS Online Maps that are oftentime available on your county website (see picture below of the Belair Settlement that is abandoned...

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