Old foundation in the woods

[varanid]

I went down to an old creek, walking some trails. I found a foundation made of brick, not sure what this foundation was to. I only found 2 footings. They were made of brick, I looked around for the rest of the foundation and could not find it. I did however find a couple of mounds, about 2 foot high with old brick shards and old bits of coal in it. There were so many leaves out there I never would have found this foundation except I stumped my toe on it. There are also several square indentions with really soft soil in it. So I will be going back here very soon and spend a day exploring. Looks promising to me. I looked for bottles and shards of glass, found some bottles closer to the road form the 70's. Did not find anything else but I was kind of rushed for time. I will keep you guys updated on what I find and more detail when I go back. I am not sure of the age of this place, the brick foundation kind of has me concerned that this may not be very old, all of the really old foundations I have seen in this area were made of stone. I am planning on doing a bit of coin shooting and poking around for old bottles next time I go, and maybe bring a fishing rod and make a day out of it. This is also less than a mile from a railroad bed, the railroad ran through here in the 1860's so this house could be from that era.

 

[swizzle]

Despite the brick being there the place could still have some age. If its old enough to have a privy or 3 then the foundation could be from a newer house built on an older property. Some homesteads were built without a cellar. Over time the wood rots and a new house is placed on the old foundation or there abouts. If you can take some pics that might help out a bit more. Definitely keep us posted. Swiz

 

[VA is for Diggers]

In regards to the mounds, coal chunks were used in coal ovens and furnaces used to heat homes from around 1880-1930 in general. Usually, bottles are tossed in the coal debris. Let us know what you find.