ROBBYBOBBY64
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Older towns hold older bottles i guess. My area is rich in revolutionary war history. You never know what you will find. Happy hunting.
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one reason I'm not finding old bottles on the surface here might be tree growth , my area had been largely deforested in the 1880's due to logging and attempts at farming . most of these lots are now entirely forested again
so a bottle from 100 years ago might be a lot harder to find in such conditions
I do check roadway embankments and places people don't go often and do find things here but a lot of modern bottles and cans from the 60's till now
Likewise for old railroad grades. Check especially near significant cuts and old trestle sites. Remember that, despite steam shovels and blasting technology, much of the nineteenth century construction was still done by hand. Stands to reason that if a project took awhile, then workmen were in the area to discard bottles emptied during their lunch breaks.Same with me. However if you research where old roads were only in the 1800s sometimes old bottles were pitched off these roads. I've found some pre-1910 bottles, especially BIM stuff, by walking these old roads.
Lots of bottles were also pitched from the train too. Sometimes they wouldn't break from the pitch. But yeah, definitely walk old roads, abandoned rail lines, etc.Likewise for old railroad grades. Check especially near significant cuts and old trestle sites. Remember that, despite steam shovels and blasting technology, much of the nineteenth century construction was still done by hand. Stands to reason that if a project took awhile, then workmen were in the area to discard bottles emptied during their lunch breaks.
View attachment 213685See the gully descending the hill behind the V of the cut? In the 1970's, I found BIM bottles on the uphill bank of the fill that crosses that gully. They might have been discarded by the men excavating the cut or those constructing the bridge. I'd be willing to bet that more were likely tossed into Sheep Creek itself--it's an impressively deep drop to the water in that narrow gorge!
I also stumbled across the remains of a tiny log cabin on a flat above the background of this historic photo. I suspect that it had been inhabited by tie hacks during the RR construction phase. Their small surface dump was still untouched when I found it. Unfortunately, the inhabitants appear to have been teetotalers--there were no whiskey, beer or bitters bottles evident.
Too close to the roads and people throw them from their cars. Lots of 50s, 60s stuff. The occasional 20s or 30s. Any old attractions that closed down? Resorts or parks. Usually a slew of surface trash. Around a lake or any place you can legally go that wasn't clear cut. The last place I found was an area that is 2 1/2 hours way and that is one way. Actually 3 seperate spots. Sometimes you have to travel. Spots i have searched 20 times at least always seam to find something i missed. It is really weird like that. No matter how hard I try there is always something I missed, some amazing stuff too! Always worth another look or two.one reason I'm not finding old bottles on the surface here might be tree growth , my area had been largely deforested in the 1880's due to logging and attempts at farming . most of these lots are now entirely forested again
so a bottle from 100 years ago might be a lot harder to find in such conditions
I do check roadway embankments and places people don't go often and do find things here but a lot of modern bottles and cans from the 60's till now
Too close to the roads and people throw them from their cars. Lots of 50s, 60s stuff. The occasional 20s or 30s. Any old attractions that closed down? Resorts or parks. Usually a slew of surface trash. Around a lake or any place you can legally go that wasn't clear cut. The last place I found was an area that is 2 1/2 hours way and that is one way. Actually 3 seperate spots. Sometimes you have to travel. Spots i have searched 20 times at least always seam to find something i missed. It is really weird like that. No matter how hard I try there is always something I missed, some amazing stuff too! Always worth another look or two.
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