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Paul Bulgerin Pillar of the Community United States 3098 Posts	Posted 05/26/2019 11:22 am Last fall, while visiting my mother in western Wisconsin, I went out detecting with my best friend. At a local park, at the base of a hill, we found what was probably a Civil War era shooting ranging; digging up three and two ringers Here is that post: http://goccf.com/t/331649 This past week I went back for another visit with my mother and my buddy and I got out again. We explored the hillside and found more bullets. There was a scarlet fever hospital on this site in the 1860s, so we figure that is when the target practice took place. Some of the bullets were only an inch or two down, but others, as the photo with my pinpointer shows, were over eight inches. It was my first time out detecting in about two months and we made a full day of it. The photo of the flattened Minie Ball shows the power these slugs carried. Paul Bulgerin Report this Post to the Staff

tampabaygrampa Valued Member United States 408 Posts	Posted 05/26/2019 11:49 am Nice bits of history you have saved. Congratulations. Report this Post to the Staff
fistfulladirt Pillar of the Community United States 4333 Posts	Posted 05/26/2019 12:44 pm Quote: There was a scarlet fever hospital on this site in the 1860s, so we figure that is when the target practice took place. Yikes! I don't even want to decipher that. Good digs tho! When I listen to LED ZEPPELIN...so do my neighbors... Roll hunting since '77 Dirt fishing since '72 Report this Post to the Staff
ironhorse Valued Member Canada 363 Posts	Posted 05/27/2019 6:39 pm those big hole muzzleloader bullets sure do ring in especially the deep ones Report this Post to the Staff
BH1964 Bedrock of the Community United States 10982 Posts	Posted 05/27/2019 6:52 pm Is this near Prairie du Chien? ANA #R3154474 Report this Post to the Staff
Coinfrog Bedrock of the Community United States 94367 Posts	Posted 05/27/2019 7:27 pm Such a cool pic and good research on your part. Really miss my old detecting days. Report this Post to the Staff
t360 Pillar of the Community United States 2703 Posts	Posted 05/27/2019 7:28 pm Very cool historical artifacts! Report this Post to the Staff
Paul Bulgerin Pillar of the Community United States 3098 Posts	Posted 05/27/2019 10:06 pm No, it's not near Prairie du Chien. Paul Bulgerin Report this Post to the Staff
Paul Bulgerin Pillar of the Community United States 3098 Posts	Posted 05/28/2019 6:24 pm I guess I don't need to be so secretive. My mother lives in Eau Claire, Wisconsin. Paul Bulgerin Report this Post to the Staff
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