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Visit To A 1920's Campsite
I spent the day with "diggin brains" trying to reconstruct a campsite that is just north of the city. It is embedded in a stand of forest, but gives you access to the shoreline. This was the site of makeshift summer long, campsites during the 1920's. There were probably more than 50 elevated wooden Bungalows that were given out to city residents for occupancy during the sweltering summer months. (Most city residences didn't install air conditioning until the 60's.) There were also campsites where tents were allowed. My research says that these sites were so popular that the weekend attendance numbers would soar to about 5,000 people. Most were day visitors.
In the 1920's, there was usually only one bread winner in the family. That was usually the husband. He would work all week and join his family on the weekend.
We spent about an hour figuring out which way the structures faced and how they were built. I uncovered the first of many Well Covers for the 6 inch well pipes that are scattered around the property. I also found some conduit pipe that had been installed behind and under the stairs leading up and into where the bungalows once stood. I imagine that the summer residents had generators for the well pumps and perhaps one incandescent light bulb in each bungalow.
Most of the property is overgrown and it is easy to miss the remains unless you venture off the dirt path and into the thick brush. The structures were removed in the 30's when a nearby public beach opened. In most cases the only remains of these bungalows are the posts and some part of the 2 tier steps that allowed you to access the elevated structures.
We did manage to spend a little time swinging the coil today and found a few items that date back to the time when the Summer Residence was in full swing.
I recovered a fancy brass hinge. I say fancy because it is of better quality than the stuff we get today. I also recovered a brass padlock that has the year 1922 on it, a gutter spike with spacer, some broken dinner plates, and a cooking pan that reminds me of the Boy Scout Mess Kit pan I used when I was a kid.
My coin recoveries included a 1940s Silver Washington Quarter as well as 3 Wheat Pennies, (40, 44, & 51d).
The coin dates reflect the fact that this area continued to be revisited after the Bungalows were taken down.
My Silver Coin Find Total for 2015 is now 137
I spent the day with "diggin brains" trying to reconstruct a campsite that is just north of the city. It is embedded in a stand of forest, but gives you access to the shoreline. This was the site of makeshift summer long, campsites during the 1920's. There were probably more than 50 elevated wooden Bungalows that were given out to city residents for occupancy during the sweltering summer months. (Most city residences didn't install air conditioning until the 60's.) There were also campsites where tents were allowed. My research says that these sites were so popular that the weekend attendance numbers would soar to about 5,000 people. Most were day visitors.
In the 1920's, there was usually only one bread winner in the family. That was usually the husband. He would work all week and join his family on the weekend.
We spent about an hour figuring out which way the structures faced and how they were built. I uncovered the first of many Well Covers for the 6 inch well pipes that are scattered around the property. I also found some conduit pipe that had been installed behind and under the stairs leading up and into where the bungalows once stood. I imagine that the summer residents had generators for the well pumps and perhaps one incandescent light bulb in each bungalow.
Most of the property is overgrown and it is easy to miss the remains unless you venture off the dirt path and into the thick brush. The structures were removed in the 30's when a nearby public beach opened. In most cases the only remains of these bungalows are the posts and some part of the 2 tier steps that allowed you to access the elevated structures.
We did manage to spend a little time swinging the coil today and found a few items that date back to the time when the Summer Residence was in full swing.
I recovered a fancy brass hinge. I say fancy because it is of better quality than the stuff we get today. I also recovered a brass padlock that has the year 1922 on it, a gutter spike with spacer, some broken dinner plates, and a cooking pan that reminds me of the Boy Scout Mess Kit pan I used when I was a kid.
My coin recoveries included a 1940s Silver Washington Quarter as well as 3 Wheat Pennies, (40, 44, & 51d).
The coin dates reflect the fact that this area continued to be revisited after the Bungalows were taken down.
My Silver Coin Find Total for 2015 is now 137
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Looks like that site has some potential. Maybe you'll pull some Barbers and Buffalos during your next visit. Any hunt that produces a silver coin is a good hunt.
