VTColonialDigger
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With the temp. at 25 degrees and a dusting of snow on the ground already, I fear that the 2019 detecting season is nearing it's close here in Vermont. As usual when the weather starts getting nasty, I get out my research materials that will aid me in my search for new detecting sites: maps, historical accounts, books, and the like. This evening I was getting out my binder of information and maps, when my eye caught my 1814 Adams Geography book where it usually sits on it's shelf and I thought that would share it with all of you.
I picked up this book last summer at a flea market and I bought it because of it's age, however I found that it also contains a plethora of really interesting information, and detailed descriptions of many of the regions of the world. Of particular interest to me was the section about the United States. For each state and territory at the time, a detailed account is given, and it even goes so far as to describe things such as the Climate, Soil and Productions, and Minerals that are found in the state. However for all us treasure hunters, for many states there "curiosities" listed - or places of interest such as rocks with unexplained carvings in them, abandon indian villages and other natural curiosities such as the "Natural Bridge" in Virginia. There are also the towns listed for some states that banks are located in.
Here's the title page:
And here's the pages describing my home state of Vermont:
As you can see, this book is a little rough around the edges, however I think we all would be after 205 years!
If anyone is interested in me posting pictures of the pages about the state they live in or any other states, below are the states and territories listed in this book:
Maine
New Hampshire
Vermont
Massachusetts
Rhode Island
Connecticut
New York
New Jersey
Pennsylvania
Delaware
Maryland
Virginia
North Carolina
South Carolina
Georgia
Mississippi
Tennessee
Kentucky
Ohio
Michigan Territory
Indiana Territory
Illinois Territory
Louisiana
I picked up this book last summer at a flea market and I bought it because of it's age, however I found that it also contains a plethora of really interesting information, and detailed descriptions of many of the regions of the world. Of particular interest to me was the section about the United States. For each state and territory at the time, a detailed account is given, and it even goes so far as to describe things such as the Climate, Soil and Productions, and Minerals that are found in the state. However for all us treasure hunters, for many states there "curiosities" listed - or places of interest such as rocks with unexplained carvings in them, abandon indian villages and other natural curiosities such as the "Natural Bridge" in Virginia. There are also the towns listed for some states that banks are located in.
Here's the title page:
And here's the pages describing my home state of Vermont:
As you can see, this book is a little rough around the edges, however I think we all would be after 205 years!
If anyone is interested in me posting pictures of the pages about the state they live in or any other states, below are the states and territories listed in this book:
Maine
New Hampshire
Vermont
Massachusetts
Rhode Island
Connecticut
New York
New Jersey
Pennsylvania
Delaware
Maryland
Virginia
North Carolina
South Carolina
Georgia
Mississippi
Tennessee
Kentucky
Ohio
Michigan Territory
Indiana Territory
Illinois Territory
Louisiana
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