VOL1266-X
Gold Member
- Jan 10, 2007
- 5,589
- 2,910
- Detector(s) used
- Fisher 1266-X, F75 X 2
- Primary Interest:
- Relic Hunting
The county where I grew up and have lived most of my life is the smallest county in Tennessee and has only one high school (that started educating young people in 1919). About five years ago, some fellow alumni organized an alumni day to be held annually at the new high school constructed in 2004. Since this is the CW 150th anniversary, one of my friends and classmates asked me to display some of my relics there. He was aware that I hunted CW relics because Dman and I have scouted his land for a lost Yankee camp that is still lost-LOL.
I am a firm believer in sharing knowledge of Civil War history with others and feel that is the obligation of all who hunt these elusive and diminishing artifacts. There are powerful groups who can and will influence legislators to oppose metal detecting by lay people because these groups feel that what we find is not shared with the general public or perceived as “destroying a historical site”. Read the article in the latest W & E magazine about the new law in South Carolina that strengthens their trespassing laws appearing to especially target relic hunters. We need to display relics and educate the general public about the history relating to our recoveries so that relic and coin hunters are not stereotyped as selfish collectors or the few who trespass, hunt for profit, and sell the relics they find (the ones who hunt and sell relics for a living have long since starved to death by now in Tennessee anyway-LOL). I strongly encourage you to show your recoveries publically at every opportunity and promote our hobby as preserving history (not destroying it) . The future of our hobby depends on it.
It was great fun renewing old friendships and seeing some of my former classmates. I spent Saturday morning showing boxes of relics to approximately 150 alumni who were especially interested in relics relating to the Battle of Hartsville site located only a couple of miles from the new high school. By the way, I received tips and permission to hunt some very promising sites where Colonial and CW relics are VERY likely to be found-saddle up Tennessee Trio!! With unseasonably hot weather, full foliage, ticks, and grass growth in Tennessee “those who can’t hunt-TEACH”-LOL. HH, Quindy.
I am a firm believer in sharing knowledge of Civil War history with others and feel that is the obligation of all who hunt these elusive and diminishing artifacts. There are powerful groups who can and will influence legislators to oppose metal detecting by lay people because these groups feel that what we find is not shared with the general public or perceived as “destroying a historical site”. Read the article in the latest W & E magazine about the new law in South Carolina that strengthens their trespassing laws appearing to especially target relic hunters. We need to display relics and educate the general public about the history relating to our recoveries so that relic and coin hunters are not stereotyped as selfish collectors or the few who trespass, hunt for profit, and sell the relics they find (the ones who hunt and sell relics for a living have long since starved to death by now in Tennessee anyway-LOL). I strongly encourage you to show your recoveries publically at every opportunity and promote our hobby as preserving history (not destroying it) . The future of our hobby depends on it.
It was great fun renewing old friendships and seeing some of my former classmates. I spent Saturday morning showing boxes of relics to approximately 150 alumni who were especially interested in relics relating to the Battle of Hartsville site located only a couple of miles from the new high school. By the way, I received tips and permission to hunt some very promising sites where Colonial and CW relics are VERY likely to be found-saddle up Tennessee Trio!! With unseasonably hot weather, full foliage, ticks, and grass growth in Tennessee “those who can’t hunt-TEACH”-LOL. HH, Quindy.
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