Almost hit by a TRAIN!

[MAINE HILLS HUNTER]

We went out Ghost Towning here today in Iowa and FOUND a great Ghost/Semi-Ghost. Only about 30 residents if that left in this town. There are more abandoned buildings than there are occupied ones. It was great. I even got to metal detect for about 15 minutes but my son had to pea and we left. I will be back!

The town even had a great little old park behind the still working post office. Great old ball field and a SCHOOL that is still standing but so CLOSED!!

I am so excited because this is the best ghost I have ever run across in Central Iowa!!!

OH.... I almost got hit by a train.....

Enjoy the pics.

 

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[Proolio]

that looks like an awesome place. cant wait to see what you find. Plus i like how you put almost getting hit by a train, funny, but becareful

 

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[Michigan Badger]

WoW doesn't even come close for this site.

I could spend about 3 years at that location.

Badger

 

[viper771]

wow cool stuff! Its too bad those houses are falling apart. Looks like a lot of history there... wish they could be saved. I hope you find some good stuff there!

 

[MAINE HILLS HUNTER]

That school house looks like a place that would be nice to clean up and live in.

I thought that too. If I had the money I would buy up a ton of old properties and restore them...and of course MD them.

 

[MAINE HILLS HUNTER]

I could spend about 3 years at that location.

Badger

I could too. I'm afraid that I will have to and I don't know if I have that type of patience.

 

[MAINE HILLS HUNTER]

IH,

thanks for the photos. Very good looking
site. How far from your location; will you be
able to visit it often?

Best of luck; but I don't think you will
need it at that site.

have a good un.............

Sherm, it is quite a haul from my place...bout an hour so I will not be visiting it that often, plus I have all kinds of sites lined up now that I got that stones to ask permision to hunt on private residences. I will probably get up there soon for a whole weekend with a buddy. And... I always need luck. Thanks!

 

[Dick from IA]

Have ya considered relocating, Iowa Hunter? Might be a fixer-upper or two available . Wish you the best of luck

DFIU (Dick from IA)

 

[skydiv]

I would have stayed, the son would have hit that big tree.

 

[Captain Trips]

Looks like a find, alright. Keep us updated, post pics of your finds. Two words of advice (which I doubt you need.) 1 -- Be careful. Some of those buildings look ready to fall on YOU when you are in them. 2 -- Don't just get permission, get it in writing. A clear contract stating what your share of the find will be can protect you should any locals get "litigation fever."

HH!

 

[MAINE HILLS HUNTER]

Looks like a find, alright. Keep us updated, post pics of your finds. Two words of advice (which I doubt you need.) 1 -- Be careful. Some of those buildings look ready to fall on YOU when you are in them. 2 -- Don't just get permission, get it in writing. A clear contract stating what your share of the find will be can protect you should any locals get "litigation fever."

HH!

Thanks for the advise. I will NOT be going in buildings. I have an EXTREME fear of them falling in on me. I do have a contract that I have people sign. It gives me rights to all items that I find IN the ground except for any items that they list ahead of time that they or somebody else has lost or hidden(they must be specific, not "I lost $50 in change over the years", but my grandpa hid a cache of silver coins will be specific enough). In addition to an EXTREME fear of buildings falling in on me...I also have an EXTREME fear of litigation too!

Eric

 

[sfinder]

Congratulations and good luck! I've lived in Iowa all my life and didn't know there were any real ghost towns.

 

[stud564]

looks like an awesome spot to hunt. hope you find allot of valubles.

P.S. what town are you in. I live in algona.

 

[MAINE HILLS HUNTER]

Congratulations and good luck! I've lived in Iowa all my life and didn't know there were any real ghost towns.

There are actually thousands. I seem to spend more time finding ghost towns than metal detecting. I think I have been to 100 or so ghost towns or at least sites of (corn field now) within 60 miles of Des Moines.

 

[sfinder]

Het stud54-I live in Fort Dodge.
sfinder

 

[Dick from IA]

Het stud54-I live in Fort Dodge.
sfinder

Hey sfinder: I'm in Ft. Dodge, also. Small World, huh??

Welcome to the Forum.

DFIU aka Dick from IA

 

[sfinder]

I guess it is a small world. This is a good forum. Lots of good reading about people's treasure.

 

[stud564]

i like it too. you guys hit parks in fort dodge alot.

 

[sfinder]

The parks are pretty much picked over as it sounds like you"ve found out. I don't do much park hunting. My favorites are house yards. They keep me pretty busy. I did stop at Smith lake up your way early this spring. Pulled out some change and a religous medal hunting the beach and playground.

 

[stud564]

you must have got there before me i went in spring and didn't find anything but about 10 pop tabs. that was also before i learned how to use my dfx

 

[stud564]

did you go on the grass or did you stay on the beach. also did you encounter any dnr people when you where there. when i was younger i was camping and a guy with a medal detector came by and pulled out a SIX INCH knife plade out of the volley ball court. i tend to be shy still so i don't like going places where their are allot of people around. so i mainly hit houses and praries. praries are my favorite now. i pulled out like 1.50 -2.00 in an hour. that was all pretty random stuff. lol