85 minutes, Carnival Grounds/ former Ballfield

[jeff of pa]

In allot of Right Rib Pain Today, From Sundays Hunt Yet,
So I wasn't Convinced I Wouldn't Drive an Hour to Hunt for 5 Minutes.
& Couldn't decide even Where, But I left with 3 Ideas on my Mind.
& a 4th and 5th Choice popped in my Head as I was Following my Nose.

45 minutes up the road I came to a stop sign and threw all 5 ideas out the window and instead of going to any of them, I said a Dirty Word to Myself made a left instead of a right

& Went to a Spot I ignored for at least 6 Years, Maybe 12 years.


1858




1862


Sept 26, 1938
Empty Field.


November 12,1938
Clearing Ground for Firehouse

Tax Site says Firehouse Built 1950

somewhere after that Ball Field Built

October 25, 1956
Ball Field and Bleachers on Site



by July 07, 1970 Bleachers Gone from Ball Field
Carnival Grounds Buildings starting to Appear





2016





Today. very breezy, bright one minute looking like gloom and doom the next




























I walked Directly to where the Bleachers would have Sat
& Stayed there for 85 Minutes, Just digging Solid hits.

my trash was not worth bragging about



My Gas Rebate $2.40 Cents
May have covered My Gas 1 Way



a very Deep 1945 Wheat I Hoped was older.



And Finally a Shiny One





may get tomorrow afternoon in yet, before the ground freeze starts

 

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[GB1]

nice finds silver is always good

 

[texjim]

awesome job.. Nov silver for you. when was the last time that happen? Congrats

 

[xr7ator]

A wheat and merc in an hour and a half. Yep. I'd be back! Congratulations on the silver, Jeff, and good luck next time out.

 

[Kdmoo]

Half the fun is doing the research; local knowledge, historic aerials, google earth, old maps etc.

Nice Merc!

Kevin

 

[pa-dirt_nc-sand]

It’s awesome when the plan pays off. Congrats!

 

[Argentium]

I call that a nice day out ! Merc and a wheat , fine.

 

[RVRoamer74]

You had a good outting Jeff. Silver is always nice. Just getting out there and enjoying the scenery is a blessing.

 

[Whyme]

Nice Merc!

 

[thrifty76now]

Your pictures tell it all. You plucked a nice dime there.

 

[ToddsPoint]

It seems like you have an endless supply of old picnic, carnival, and baseball fields in your area. Very few areas like that around here. They might be here somewhere, with more research. Gary

 

[treblehunter]

Nice work

 

[Rookster]

Great story and presentation. Nice finds also.

 

[pepperdawg]

Nice Wheat and Merc. Good pics as always.

 

[jeff of pa]

It seems like you have an endless supply of old picnic, carnival, and baseball fields in your area. Very few areas like that around here. They might be here somewhere, with more research. Gary

There are ball Fields all over my area.
& where there isn't; there was at one time.
even the tiny Village I live in had one in the '30's
alot of them were also used for Live Bird Shoot Competitions & Gambling.

a Few of them just Makeshift ball fields thrown together in Farmers fields,
and Mining sites. all have/had silver coin losses.
most of my Barber and Walker halves come from Ball parks.

by the late 40's, 50's Carnivals became a Big thing around here.
"called "Home Comings", closer to me, started right after WW2
and morphed into yearly carnivals, and occasionally Circus's.

Most of he Churches had access to Picnic Groves , Usually by Creeks.
and Covered Bridges. were used by all Churches within a few miles walking distance,
along with the Schools for picnics, in the 1800's early pre WW2.
some still have events.


We Even had a Picnic Grove behind My house, consisting of a Fresh Water Spring,
a Fire Place, Tire swing, & Used for a Penny Carnival.
back late 60's I even remember at least once, an Amish Buggy stopping to use the Spring.




Other picnic areas that get ignored by most, including Me, I hate to admit.
are on the top of every Mountain here. and consisted of a Small Pull off and a Picnic Table.

In the early days Cars used to Heat up going up Mountains.
And they suppose it started, Because people needed a spot to
let their car cool down.

Though some were just outside town.
and no where near a mountain. Almost all consisted of a Small Fireplace.
and of course a Picnic table



I remember as a Kid Mom Packing a Picnic lunch and dad driving us to one
for a quick Picnic

All are being reclaimed by Nature these days,
along with those of us who remember where they were







The problem, Almost, if not all were Litterbugs back then.
all used aluminum foil Religiously for wrapping sandwiches,
and for Lining the Fireplace for Hamburgs & Hot dogs.

& almost all those who Didn't just Leave it lay, Or crumple it up & Chuck it out of Site.
May have actually Buried it on site. add every other piece of trash left behind, or thrown from car windows. Don't know about other states, But PA seems to be the Litterbug Capitol of the World. Not sure why I never learned to throw my Trash out my Car. My floors of almost every car I had, became my Landfill

 

[washingtonian]

Nice work on the silver Jeff! They just get harder and harder to find as the years go on and more get picked up. Well done.

 

[BLK HOLE]

Nice silver and nice job with the research

 

[A2coins]

Great post yep my car is a giant trash bin lol cans finds that are whats its. Batteries Mcdonalds wrappers. I like those pics looks like a cool place to hunt. I still go out in the winter and dress warm no one around.. Michigan is trash trash trash people were obsessed with ripping there pop tops off that never did anything for me. I aslo think people were really cheap and only left pennies on the ground if they dropped a dime quarter or more it was search party time. Nice silver. A lot of the fun I have is what I might find that keeps me going. I might start coin roll hunting this winter if its a crappy one Thanks for the cool post

 

[Underwonder]

Nice research and finds!

 

[Professor of Engineering]

Beautiful area to hunt!