Black Friday Metal Detecting

I wish we stayed at the first site too. So much more land to investigate. Hindsight is always 20/20. Had a fun time anyway. It was great meeting you Beau. I'm sure we'll cross paths again at some point. All the best till then...

It was great to meet and dig with the person who I have always considered a true legend in metal detecting hope we get to meet again and dig again beau

Awesome to walk where those poor soldiers walked. I had shivers when I saw that old road and my imagination could see those battle worn guys trying to get away. Cheers for the vid, very interesting and enjoyable to watch. Regards from Wales Chigg.

Wish I knew you were up here, I would have shown you some great spots. I live in Somerset, PA. Hope you enjoyed your trip up to Yankee land.

Love the historical background Beau. Give us more.

Deer season started today. Good thing you did your road trip before half a million PA hunters went into the fields.

It was a great time and nice to meet Mr. Chigger , hopefully we can do it again sometime. Thanks to all that were involved in the dig.

In the peaceful wood you were walking in your descriptions took me back and I could see vividly Brig. Gen. John D. Imboden's wagon train of wounded and sick soldiers. They say it was made up of hundreds of Conestoga wagons that stretched 15 to 20 miles in length. It traversed the road during miserable storms in early July 1863. The roads were mired in muck, and the moans of the wounded could be heard over the yells of the wagon drivers as they cracked their whips beating the poor animals in hopes of moving them faster through the mud and rain. Orders were to not stop until they reached their destination, so if the wagons broke down they and their occupants were abandoned. Thus many wounded soldiers were left at the mercy of locals, who cared little for their well being. The wagon train was harassed throughout its march, and at dawn on July 5th, civilians from Greencastle ambushed the train with axes, attacking the wheels of the wagons, until they were driven off. That same afternoon, the train was attacked by the 1st New York Cavalry and 12th Pennsylvania Cavalry who captured 134 wagons, 600 horses and mules, and 645 prisoners, about half of whom were wounded. If this was indeed the road Imboden traveled, you were walking a sad road indeed. Now all is peace where once those soldiers trod, with very little sign left in the road and sod.

It was great meeting you during that hunt. That first spot had great potential ,it just needed to be explored a little more. Hopefully we will all get together and hunt again. Until next time happy hunting and good luck.

Cool! The Hoover boys! Great bunch of guys.

I think it is good to post a video of the reality of not finding anything. There is a misconception that every hunt is a cannon ball full of coins, which is just not reality. What I find most irritating is digging something modern and new from a depth that should be old, where what you are looking for should be... I call that postponed disappointment. Greetings from Vicksburg Mississippi. Keep up the good work, you are an inspiration to all.

Right in my neck of the woods! Welcome!

We call the green stone "Serpentine" stone up here in SE PA. There was a colonial era quarry in Delaware County PA where they mined some of it. -Bob in PA

My two favorite THE CHIGG AND THE HOOVER BOYS WISH THEY WOULD DO A VIDEO TOGETHER

On my husband's side of the family they had a great grandfather and great grand uncle fighting at Gettysburg. The Uncle died July 2nd and his brother buried him and retrieved his diary. Parts were made into a book .

Hi Beau, really interesting to hear about the civil war site, and such a beautiful place, good hunt.. loved the hat it suits you! :-)

Chig, where are your gloves? Lots of glass and tin.

I like that big hunk of Rat Iron you found at the end!

@17:54....AWESOME!!! (I wish I had dug it.) :) haha All the best chigger. :)