Ohiodigger
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I got permission to hunt an area that had an old schoolhouse. There's literally zero information about this school online anywhere. I have a map from 1902 that shows it there and another from 1948 that shows it still there. So I don't actually know when it was built....I'm guessing late 1800s....it's not on a map from 1878.....the original well is still there and the property owner said the hand well pump still works. I know it was torn down between 1960 and 1971.....historic aerials shows the building in 1960 and it has a hunting cabin standing where the school once stood that was built in 1971. It's barely used so I'm hoping not much trash in the ground. It's on a partially wooded lot in the country, about 4 acres total. The property owner didn't know a school was stood there.... he thought maybe a barn. There are a lot of sandstones lining the driveway that use to be the foundation. I'll probably hunt it this weekend....the temps are supposed to be in the 70s. Any ideas on what I might expect? Like I'm sure at an old country schoolhouse probably not a lot of coins....but idk? Anyways pretty excited about it!