Turn of Century Racetrack today...

[bergie]

Check it out...click on photo in article to enlarge and read article. I was standing on this racetrack today. It's still there. Very fascinating place. Lots of old bottles and fragments, foundations...only problem is it must have been detected A LOT. Put it this way, there were a couple of other guys there detecting and I said "read the article, huh" and they said yes, but you can figure it's been detected over and over for decades. I found zilch...one old buckle, but no coins. Go figure. Check out old survey map found by Earthworks too. You can really see it on Google Earth. (It's a cool site for the history anyway...)
http://www.recordonline.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20070519/NEWS/705190329

 

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[treasurekidd]

Hey Bergie, looks like a great hunting ground, even if it's been hunted to death. No place is EVER truly hunted out. Besides, old bottles are a good score in and of themselves. Don't give up on it yet. Good luck, and HH!

 

[MEinWV]

Work the edges and go slow in and around posts and trees. There is still stuff to be found.

Good luck!.......HH

 

[Bavaria Mike]

Seems like a great site even if it has been worked over. Check along any hedge lines and those places that may be over grown a bit. Good luck and HH, Mike

 

[gregl01]

It surely is worth a shot. You know it had activity and money changing hands. I have an old racetrack near me and has also yielded zilch but theres always that chance. If you can figure out where the grandstands, vendors, or betting booths you might do well. Good luck my friend!!!!!!
Greg