Yesterday afternoon Lloyd and I set out on a 6+ mile run to find a Gun Club in the middle of the pines that was noted on a very old map. See here for the topo map of where it was "supposed" to be.
[Map link removed - BR]
Although the GPS coordinates weren't very accurate we found it within a 1/2 mile of the map coordinates. Of course dropped a pin to store it for another time. Since I'm a new poster I'm not sure of the etiquette for sharing locations but I surely would not want too much attention on this fairly undisturbed location. I only sent the coordinates to Weird NJ for the next publication (kidding of course).
The location is not too far off of a trail with the telltale clearing in the middle of fairly dense growth and trees. We found a concrete slab which was fairly large *perhaps 20' x 40' or so. There was a framed roof with metal sheeting remaining (most likely a roof due to chimney type pipes).
Some other features included:
Took a few pics as well (see end of this post for gallery)
However it gets more interesting:
We went down some other less travelled trails and found evidence of a smaller gun shack. I say evidence because we didn't really persue deeper into some really high growth but we could see a refrigerator, stove, and some other metal which appeared to be corrugated metal, among other items. This is not in an easy to travel area and cannot be travelled by a vehicle so it's not a "dumping spot". Trails are narrow and ground is very low with muddy swampy texture in the region surrounding this higher clearing. This should be explored further perhaps late fall early winter since it's very overgrown. There is a fairly large clearing behind these metal appliances.
The Grand Finale
Again exploring trails nearby we found what seems to have been fairly large, multi-room cabin or gun shack. Concrete block walls surrounds the main area with clear cut division between the rooms (not a regular rectangle shape). Some walls remained ~3 ft high in areas, and it's clear some larger walls tipped over at some point. Really interesting mostly untouched artifacts and items here as well.
Also- Moderators if there's anything you think should be added to, or removed from this post let me know or change as needed. I'd love to see these sites kept fully intact so please let me know if anything should be removed. The coordinates above are not that accurate but it's all in the vicinity. If you all want to go a few miles in and wander about I'm sure it can be found. Or contact me privately to discuss
I'm very excited to be part of this, and after growing up in Barnegat and moving away, it's great to be back in Waretown and exploring these places.
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[Map link removed - BR]
Although the GPS coordinates weren't very accurate we found it within a 1/2 mile of the map coordinates. Of course dropped a pin to store it for another time. Since I'm a new poster I'm not sure of the etiquette for sharing locations but I surely would not want too much attention on this fairly undisturbed location. I only sent the coordinates to Weird NJ for the next publication (kidding of course).
The location is not too far off of a trail with the telltale clearing in the middle of fairly dense growth and trees. We found a concrete slab which was fairly large *perhaps 20' x 40' or so. There was a framed roof with metal sheeting remaining (most likely a roof due to chimney type pipes).
Some other features included:
- Refrigerator
- Stove
- Old Metal (Tin? Aluminum?) coffee pot
- Mattress Frames
- Chair frames
- Various glass bottles and cans (Squibb Mineral oil, still half full, old juice bottles, old Miller can)
Took a few pics as well (see end of this post for gallery)
However it gets more interesting:
We went down some other less travelled trails and found evidence of a smaller gun shack. I say evidence because we didn't really persue deeper into some really high growth but we could see a refrigerator, stove, and some other metal which appeared to be corrugated metal, among other items. This is not in an easy to travel area and cannot be travelled by a vehicle so it's not a "dumping spot". Trails are narrow and ground is very low with muddy swampy texture in the region surrounding this higher clearing. This should be explored further perhaps late fall early winter since it's very overgrown. There is a fairly large clearing behind these metal appliances.
The Grand Finale
Again exploring trails nearby we found what seems to have been fairly large, multi-room cabin or gun shack. Concrete block walls surrounds the main area with clear cut division between the rooms (not a regular rectangle shape). Some walls remained ~3 ft high in areas, and it's clear some larger walls tipped over at some point. Really interesting mostly untouched artifacts and items here as well.
- Freshwater Well (pipe into a pipe right into the ground)
- Water Storage tank probably for shower
- 2 Trailer frames with shiny stainless steel pieces on one of them.
- One trailer was very long (16 ft or so)
- Refridgerator
- Stoves - one larger and one that appeared to be a portable propane type)
- Old China and ceramic pieces (one makers mark said "MORI" with a Japanese symbol
- Large Wash Basin
- Small Basin
- Piping into the ground in another "room" perhaps for water draining or makeshift toilet?
- Double Chimney
Also- Moderators if there's anything you think should be added to, or removed from this post let me know or change as needed. I'd love to see these sites kept fully intact so please let me know if anything should be removed. The coordinates above are not that accurate but it's all in the vicinity. If you all want to go a few miles in and wander about I'm sure it can be found. Or contact me privately to discuss
I'm very excited to be part of this, and after growing up in Barnegat and moving away, it's great to be back in Waretown and exploring these places.
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