Went exploring this morning with my son. We were looking for an old house that was built in the 30's/40's and dissappeared in the 60's. Found it on historic aerials. Well, to my surprise we did find some things but not what we set out for. We came across this first http://pix.kg/p/849826335215:1913989805/sct
I found it later on historic aerials, it was built in the 40's. it must have been somewhat permanent since it had a concrete base structure. Some of the roof is still there but lying on the foundation now.
Something about the woods behind the ruin interested me and we followed it back aways. Seeing some out of place trees and strange clearings lead us to a much, much older foundation. It was of brick foundation, those bricks were very, very old and starting to fall apart. There was also some sandstone. It was only a cellar hole and I had a hard time depicting it's depth in the photos. Near by were some very mature white pine with old pottery jugs at the trunk. I don't think the pottery dates to the foundation though. This house might have predated the other ruin by 60 years or more, who knows. http://pix.kg/p/759826335215:924821831/sct
Now, saving the best for last. We found a man made pond, at first I thought it was a canal, but I was mistaken. It was a pond made from a small tributary of a larger river. dug out to be pretty sizable. Along the ponds shores was an old house/cabin. A very cool find!! I was as excited as my five year old (actually I was more excited). One wall is still standing, the other collapsed and fell into the pond. the roof, somewhat intact, still remains. I was able to determine that it was constructed in the late '30's or early '40's. Enjoy the photos.http://pix.kg/p/959826335215:361000944/sct
I am not disclosing the location till I explore further and I am also concerned about possible vandalism. If you recognize this area please do not disclose the location. I trust everyone on the forum, but the site is open to the entire public. Hope you enjoyed the report. More info to come.
Jeff
I found it later on historic aerials, it was built in the 40's. it must have been somewhat permanent since it had a concrete base structure. Some of the roof is still there but lying on the foundation now.
Something about the woods behind the ruin interested me and we followed it back aways. Seeing some out of place trees and strange clearings lead us to a much, much older foundation. It was of brick foundation, those bricks were very, very old and starting to fall apart. There was also some sandstone. It was only a cellar hole and I had a hard time depicting it's depth in the photos. Near by were some very mature white pine with old pottery jugs at the trunk. I don't think the pottery dates to the foundation though. This house might have predated the other ruin by 60 years or more, who knows. http://pix.kg/p/759826335215:924821831/sct
Now, saving the best for last. We found a man made pond, at first I thought it was a canal, but I was mistaken. It was a pond made from a small tributary of a larger river. dug out to be pretty sizable. Along the ponds shores was an old house/cabin. A very cool find!! I was as excited as my five year old (actually I was more excited). One wall is still standing, the other collapsed and fell into the pond. the roof, somewhat intact, still remains. I was able to determine that it was constructed in the late '30's or early '40's. Enjoy the photos.http://pix.kg/p/959826335215:361000944/sct
I am not disclosing the location till I explore further and I am also concerned about possible vandalism. If you recognize this area please do not disclose the location. I trust everyone on the forum, but the site is open to the entire public. Hope you enjoyed the report. More info to come.
Jeff
