Bill D. (VA)
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I've been going back to this place 2-3 times a year ever since I got permission over 15 years ago. It's given up a wide and very interesting variety of finds ranging from Native American to colonial to Civil War and all the way up to the turn-of-the-century. These include several c1740 chamberpots, over 100 colonial bottle spouts and bases, a brass end cap to a 1600s flintlock pistol, pewter rat tail spoons, 2 pieces of spanish silver, CW buttons and bullets, and other finds too numerous to mention. I plan to do a magazine article about this site when I get the time, but since the new relic season is just starting to heat up I'll have to put that project on the back burner for now. Anyway, I just happened to be over that way on Mon and noticed the tide was finally quite low so I made an impromptu stop. The metallic finds have almost disappeared from this site, and even Hurricane Sandy and the recent nor'easter didn't change that. During negative low tides the beach is exposed as are thousands of huge oyster shells, brick, black glass, pottery, iron, etc. In addition to this likely being a colonial inn or tavern site, the area was also occupied by the local Indians as there is a very thick shell midden that has been washing out of the bank for years. Among all the shells Indian pottery can be found scattered about with an occassional arrowhead or other artifact thrown in. I was not disappointed on Mon as I picked up over 80 pieces of Indian pottery. These came from various sized bowls and pots and are impregnated with ground up oyster shells to give the vessel added strength. Many are also cord or fabric impressed as you can see from the cross-hatched designs. Other than the Indian pottery I only was able to find a few colonial shards and a tombac button. But its always fun to go back to this site as you never know what might turn up.
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These sites are special & I've come to know everyone here in the pamilco sound region.I doubt there's one left that I don't know about from the years of artifact hunting that started as a young boy for me in the whole pamlico sound region.They are special in that they have been occupied for thousands of years.From the archaic period all the way through the colonial.From the stemed points to the colonial buttons.There's way's to look for these places that I won't get into,classified as far as I'm concerned.
I mean why do the hard work for the on lookers is what I'm saying.But the bottom line is the Natives had these sites already cleared & a few other factors involved with that statment that would give away some crucial info if spoke about more.They are a true artifact/relic man's dream site in my eyes.Full of thousands of years of history.
