Huckleberry
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It’s cold, and the snow’s too deep to do anything outside, so I thought I would post a few pics of some of my favorite finds from our property. A little backstory: The original log cabin was built here in the mid 1870‘s. I know that it burned down, but unsure of that date. 
I do know that the house was built in 1900. I have concluded that the original house built in 1900 consisted of a single room, and it seems that when the owners had a good year, they added on. Hence, the Goodyear House. 
There is a ton of trash in the ground. The usual nails, foil, tabs, and cans, interspersed with lots of iron, large and small. The only coins, besides clad, that I have found are a hand full of wheaties the oldest being 1910, an undated buff nickel, and a one dollar coin from Jamaica that is not old. Don’t know how that got here? No silver??? Yet. But I keep trying.
Anyway, here are some of my favorite past finds from the property, An ax head that was nearly 2 feet deep (I kinda like to think that it might have been used to build the original log cabin.), a bayonet (WW1 British I believe) that was down a foot, an enlisted mans cap device (unknown age), an aluminum navy cig case (WW2 era I think), what is left of a lone rider cap gun (1950‘s), a pair of old padlocks (the brass Yale is from the 30‘s I think), and a small wedge that remains a mystery to me. It is 5 inches long, and one inch square on the big end. I have found a couple others like it that are broken, but have no idea their use or age. Anyone know?
Not really a lot to see, but I keep hoping that someday this property will give up the goods.
I do know that the house was built in 1900. I have concluded that the original house built in 1900 consisted of a single room, and it seems that when the owners had a good year, they added on. Hence, the Goodyear House. There is a ton of trash in the ground. The usual nails, foil, tabs, and cans, interspersed with lots of iron, large and small. The only coins, besides clad, that I have found are a hand full of wheaties the oldest being 1910, an undated buff nickel, and a one dollar coin from Jamaica that is not old. Don’t know how that got here? No silver??? Yet. But I keep trying.
Anyway, here are some of my favorite past finds from the property, An ax head that was nearly 2 feet deep (I kinda like to think that it might have been used to build the original log cabin.), a bayonet (WW1 British I believe) that was down a foot, an enlisted mans cap device (unknown age), an aluminum navy cig case (WW2 era I think), what is left of a lone rider cap gun (1950‘s), a pair of old padlocks (the brass Yale is from the 30‘s I think), and a small wedge that remains a mystery to me. It is 5 inches long, and one inch square on the big end. I have found a couple others like it that are broken, but have no idea their use or age. Anyone know?
Not really a lot to see, but I keep hoping that someday this property will give up the goods.
