Metal Detecting A Pre-Civil War House

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4 жыл бұрын

Please join me as I explore and metal detect this old home that was built long before the Civil War and actually housed several wounded Southern soldiers during the war. I search for any evidence of that but surprisingly find mostly coins and other items dating around the World War Two era and also some pre-Civil War civilian artifacts.
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Metal detecting, treasure, history, coins, river treasure, adventure, nature, animals and MOAR! That is what my channel is about. I enjoy caving, SCUBA diving and flying my powered paraglider. I foster sick and injured pets. My channel is family friendly. My videos are meant to be fun, educational and informative.

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@aquachigger 4 жыл бұрын

I hope you guys enjoy the video.

@JimiFarkle 4 жыл бұрын

I like how you explain telling a story that nobody else could tell. Really makes me want to go out and pick a tector up and talk to folks around here about digging their properties.

@alanstackhouse2939 4 жыл бұрын

Always an adventure with You!

@AgateDad 4 жыл бұрын

Will do, always do!!

@gazpitt8087 4 жыл бұрын

Your videos are always amazing and your knowledge and personality are spot on. Always entertaining 👌🏼👏🏼

@RBPx1 4 жыл бұрын

Aquachigger The Road Kill Cave and Property look Awesome. Never really noticed the big house before.

@pawpatrolnews 4 жыл бұрын

That silver half egg shaped thing with a bunch of holes looks like it was used to steep tea leaves

@jasonlambert5552 4 жыл бұрын

That was my thought and came to comment the same.

@jamescarter7752 4 жыл бұрын

Yep, that's what it was. My mother had one.

@mwechtal 4 жыл бұрын

Yep, spoon type tea infuser. Probably not that old.

@travisspalding8337 4 жыл бұрын

exactly my thought

@breann7913 4 жыл бұрын

Yes i believe it is my mom and dad have a couple different ones

@aropals672 4 жыл бұрын

Your videos are never bad no matter if you're finding targets, junk, or relics. I like the story of the hunt and your stories that accompany the videos. So keep filming and showing us everything!

@mikeythrussell7409 4 жыл бұрын

That spoon bowl with holes in was half of a tea making device. The missing half had a second bowl which had a sprung hinge. The spoon was filled with tea and used for making an individual cup of tea. I think they were sold in Woolworths stores in the UK. My mother had one 65 years ago.

@lesHanalala 4 жыл бұрын

That's how I make my loose tea! It's just a perforated spoon, but the handle and the other half of the bowl portion are missing there!

@jimmy_kirk 4 жыл бұрын

Found it on ebay for $20. If you want to see what it looks like, it's item 293537264856

@robertevans8024 4 жыл бұрын

The spoon with the holes looks like it's for making tea.

@TheMikeTownsend 4 жыл бұрын

The original "Church Key" was a bottle opener, that kind of looked like an ornate church-key. Think of a skeleton key with a big loop for the keyring. Lots of guys carried them to open bottles of beer. Then later when beer cans become more common, the triangle opener was added to the other end. Then they eventually replaced the ring with the bent pry bar because they were cheaper and easier to stamp manufacture. The old name just stayed with them, even though they no longer resembled a church-key.

@furface9779 4 жыл бұрын

31:23 is a split bolt (missing 1/2) used as a ground clamp by utility company's for over 50 years, still used today

@TomFromMN 4 ай бұрын

One of the many of reasons I love your videos is your sharing your finds as you uncover them. We would frequently have mallards nest close to the house and enjoyed "hatching day" as mama would lead a trail of ducklings to the nearest water which was almost 2 blocks away. Thanks for the memories.

@randlerichardson5826 4 жыл бұрын

No Chigg we enjoy watching everything you find. We learn the different sounds the detector makes on different types of metals.

@N.I-Detecting 4 жыл бұрын

Super, interesting inspection on the garden, house owner will be pleased with the history you unearthed, some nice pieces for sure👍

@alanstackhouse2939 4 жыл бұрын

Always makes my day! I can't wait to see what ya found out back.

@alansullivan5913 4 жыл бұрын

Love the house and video keep it up Mr Chigg can't wait for the next one!!!!!

@scottm4969 4 жыл бұрын

Somebody was practicing casting in the yard with that big sinker.

@dano7369 4 жыл бұрын

We call it 'Yard Fishin' here in Georgia. :)

@knightwing51 4 жыл бұрын

first thing i thought of too scott.

@sharonquarles1220 4 жыл бұрын

Happy New Year we watch ALL your videos!

@giellesfairon1745 4 жыл бұрын

Top 10:D Keep up the great work Chig!

@MikeMcInroe 4 жыл бұрын

Nice touch with the clips at the end of the video! Always look forward to watching your vids as you never fail to educate us on some little thing. Blessing from Mike Mc in sunny Florida

@steveculbert4039 2 жыл бұрын

This is NOT a terrible video. It shows your normal hunt, your regular method, which is fun to see.

@brentlittlefield2099 4 жыл бұрын

I really like the new camera angles and slow zoom! It's neat to see your detecting technique from a distance. AAA+

@canadianrelichunters5259 4 жыл бұрын

Knew it had to be a war nickel. ;) well done, Beau. ;) atb

@williamphelps2423 4 жыл бұрын

I am crazy about these videos, great job ,thank you very much !

@ohiotrevor9348 4 жыл бұрын

Thanks for posting. Keeping it real. I appreciate that.

@randlerichardson5826 4 жыл бұрын

Waiting on the next video from this one be safe out there and GOD BLESS you and your family Chigg Amen 🙏

@kevincrock1202 4 жыл бұрын

Great video Chigg nice to see you swinging and singing again!

@hubifornia 4 жыл бұрын

Forced to listen to song to see the round up, now I'll have that in my head all night long.

@anitablades6033 4 жыл бұрын

I like that song, kind of like Andy Griffith Show Song. A warm and fussy song!!!!

@mikesawyer100 4 жыл бұрын

Brilliant video as always keep up the amazing work

@randymortell 4 жыл бұрын

I enjoyed your video. Thanks for sharing.

@victorsvarietychannel2459 4 жыл бұрын

Always like your detecting video's best, thanks chig

@AgateDad 4 жыл бұрын

Another great one! Thanks for sharing!

@robfarnam938 4 жыл бұрын

I didn't know the underground railroad was that small. Thanks for the history lesson chigg!

@geyotepilkington2892 4 жыл бұрын

Chiggs RR joke had me in stitches haha

@StalkerWolf 4 жыл бұрын

The brass nut with the piece threaded into it looks like a split bolt connector missing it's top half. One company that makes them is Burndy. It's a connector commonly used to connect power to houses from the pole. The black balls at the top of the service entry on most homes have one of these inside.

@AcrossthePlains 4 жыл бұрын

Awesome finds out there. Great advice, dig it all you never know what cool relics you might leave behind if you leave the iffy signals!

@chakills 4 жыл бұрын

I like the pre digging

@baystateplugflipper7061 4 жыл бұрын

Great job Beau!!

@berserker1364 4 жыл бұрын

Great video it was like a lot of my hunts. thanks for keeping it real.

@aaronfavre6863 4 жыл бұрын

As always better than anything on tv. Thanks Chigg 😀👍

@dougthevolfan 4 жыл бұрын

That brass nut is actually an electrical silica bronze split bolt. Linesmen used them and can could be explained by the u shaped nail found nearby. Guy most likely had it fall from his bag when servicing the power lines.

@jeanniebuchholz9923 4 жыл бұрын

The nail or big steeple was used on wooden U guards. That's where I've run across them anyhow, and explains some of the other related finds.

@sah53105 4 жыл бұрын

Please Chig, tell me you re-checked your holes! I thought I saw MOAR treasures! :) As always- great video! Love watching your adventures! :) Thanks for taking me with!!

@lynneperg6853 4 жыл бұрын

Love your new permission. The half spoon thing with perforations is half of a tea ball thing. It's used to hold loose tea for steeping. I have one in my kitchen I still use.

@WayneTheSeine 4 жыл бұрын

Something tells me there is some really good stuff down deep. Neat finds anyway. The old pewter spoon bowl is awesome.

@micheleaustin8328 4 жыл бұрын

Awesome!! Chiggs!!😊👍

@gazpitt8087 4 жыл бұрын

Chigg's Army!!!

@tewdogs4475 4 жыл бұрын

loved this one chigg

@Ellis157 4 жыл бұрын

THATS ROAD KILL CAVE I SAW SANTA THERE

@gimpycaver110 4 жыл бұрын

Yep you sure did!

@Ellis157 4 жыл бұрын

@Stepping On Thru mm we thinks we see it mmm yesss

@mikekeeferwithaqualandreli4711 4 жыл бұрын

That's like my day in the field. Least I see the chigg has days like mine. AquaLand Relics

@MetalDetectingChannel 4 жыл бұрын

Just shear knowledge about history is why I want to collaborate! Love the story behind the dig!! Good job Beau!! Keepem coming!! VermontDerek

@chrisjordan4574 4 жыл бұрын

Cliffhanger Chigg 😂😂😂 Nice S mint mark on the War Nickel! Some good finds! Cave 😉

@knbear4990 4 жыл бұрын

That brass nut with piece inside is part split bolt electrical connector. Great show, thanks 😎

@reddragonstacking5247 4 жыл бұрын

I love watching all your videos

@cherylamie 4 жыл бұрын

Your sure saved us a lot of time with digging off camera , realistic finds

@OutdoorsygalO 4 жыл бұрын

It is always surprising what you find! 😁👍🏻 I laughed when you said “a gold coin”...and later “an underground railroad rail” Nice bit of history there. Thanks for showing us the settings. I struggle with the noise on the Max sometimes and the settings don’t always work for me, but you know that because of the event last year ;). That mallard hen was a nice surprise. 😊

@jamesbarisitz4794 4 жыл бұрын

Busy yard! Get back to the hole with the pottery bits and the original soil level. Really enjoyed the great quality photos at the end -Nice touch 👍

@cheaplaughkennedy2318 4 жыл бұрын

Reminds me of a Clint Eastwood movie the Beguiled. Nice segment Chigg 👍

@trolltaker 4 жыл бұрын

Chig's epitaph: "I really should have had gloves on."

@todhollandsworth4371 3 жыл бұрын

Enjoy watching your videos old civil war artifacts.On my property ive always wondered whats in the ground around me use to be part of a farm over 9 acres but what ive found in and around my building is 3 civil war cannon balls another been in the weather so long that it's crumbling that's makes 4 cannonballs and also found some grape fruit shot the cannonballs are alittle over 3 inches in diameter

@randlerichardson5826 4 жыл бұрын

Hey Chigg glad to see another video buddy

@jimini1976 4 жыл бұрын

Few minutes in,,looks like house with the cave on the edge of the road.

@kickapootrackers7255 4 жыл бұрын

Sweet cave by road house. Great hunt bro, like the big tree area by road. Find the privy area, is also g spot. Great hunt bro, enjoyed.

@scottlambert2949 4 жыл бұрын

Great video aqachigg

@viajerosdelahistoria 4 жыл бұрын

Good video friend!

@ifind5036 4 жыл бұрын

Lovely video

@battleparkwest2463 4 жыл бұрын

Chig great CIV finds I just got a complete soldiers boot dug from Virginia trash pit that was cut off his leg- near the hospital in City Point

@traviscallahan7178 4 жыл бұрын

Wow that's pretty cool 👍. What else did you find

@AMBELLINA77 4 жыл бұрын

Wow!

@battleparkwest2463 4 жыл бұрын

Travis Callahan I got it indirectly from digger. I’m not on Chig level to find something like that myself!

@VinkMD 4 жыл бұрын

Haha yes i do recognize that bush!👍👍

@scottt8424 4 жыл бұрын

Hey aquachigger thank you for the video I enjoyed it

@NorthernMudlarks 4 жыл бұрын

Hello! We enjoy watching your videos very much! It's very interesting to see the things you find in the USA as opposed to what we find here in the UK. Maybe our paths will cross sometime in the future =) Gail & Alex xx

@jgalloway2407 4 жыл бұрын

Is that Road Kill Cave before you dug it out? P.s. Glad you cleared up the little gold coin mystery! :)

@elifallin9708 4 жыл бұрын

Nice!👍

@annetteamerine6055 4 жыл бұрын

Pretty neat video

@VickieV1333 4 жыл бұрын

FYI None of your videos are terrible. I love the stories of old places like that and that hedge...😂🤣

@davideo1954 4 жыл бұрын

Those church keys were wicked bad in a bar fight. 🤕

@danielbowman791 4 жыл бұрын

“Road......KILL”!🤣. Love ya Chigg!

@charliehustad6718 4 жыл бұрын

great video , nice war nickel !

@cadillacblades 4 жыл бұрын

Awsome video

@carsonmanning4801 4 жыл бұрын

That bottle opener was just like the one my grandpa used in the military (1950 era)

@herewego8887 4 жыл бұрын

big fan from algeria

@linr2870 4 жыл бұрын

That at max would drive me crazy. Too much of a chatterbox. Beau you need a PI machine like Garrett ATX :)

@bendjohans3863 4 жыл бұрын

your big old sinker could be a weight for an antique clock too greetings from bavaria

@marcgendron6745 4 жыл бұрын

Yards been cleaned out !!!

@KentFleshman 4 жыл бұрын

Any chance the piece with small holes is half of a tea infuser?

@BronsonWestbrook 4 жыл бұрын

Chigg referring to dogs as doggos gives me joy

@daveparnell3886 4 жыл бұрын

The thing with all the holes is for steeping tea

@michaelschuenemann3505 4 жыл бұрын

KEEP IT GOING !!!!!

@oldbamadirt1510 4 жыл бұрын

4:11 dirt fishing lol.

@eddominates 4 жыл бұрын

I used to practice casting with a sinker in the yard. There's probably dozens of those things buried out front

@hyfy-tr2jy 4 жыл бұрын

That rectangular piece with the solder marks just looks like metal strapping used for holding lumber together and the like

@jefffisher6120 4 жыл бұрын

Somebody most likely dectected this property before. Probably in the 70s with a whites machine. Should be more there

@wishesinthewillowtree5278 4 жыл бұрын

The brass "nut" thing you picked up is a sprayer tip for chemical spraying.

@johnrobertson8156 4 жыл бұрын

Round silver thing looks like the back of a pocket watch.

@TS-bn7zt 4 жыл бұрын

The whole area seems like it's been dug over and moved around over the years. I would try to find any old trash pits that are might be around there but even they might have been torn out. Thanks Chigg.

@James.1881 4 жыл бұрын

I knew you was at the Road Kill Cave as soon as I saw the bush Chigg 👍

@garrykellogg3215 4 жыл бұрын

1:06 looks like a Radiator Cap.

@garettsandborg8977 4 жыл бұрын

Garry Kellogg that was my guess

@randlerichardson5826 4 жыл бұрын

There’s a cave under that bush if I remember right

@VickieV1333 4 жыл бұрын

Randle Richardson Roadkill Cave...

@lesHanalala 4 жыл бұрын

I got it right!! My guess was part of a huge horseshoe!! 😆

@amawino3418 4 жыл бұрын

That's road kill cave! Can't wait to see more treasures from this property. Go to 16:26, sounds like a child's giggle just as you start pin pointing.

@myronp7413 4 жыл бұрын

Yep 👍 I know that bush Looks like road kill cave? Love ya man

@tomshively5419 4 жыл бұрын

Tea leaf strainer. Nice location!

@katecarpenter7366 4 жыл бұрын

Instead of for potpourri, that may have been used for tea

@weegie50 4 жыл бұрын

I love to see people detect the Chenault Manor property in Georgia where apparently they raided the south of all that money

@mrginge5975 4 жыл бұрын

Nice video

@marygarner5249 4 жыл бұрын

Love me some super Chigg 😁

@rebeccal2771 4 жыл бұрын

We call those big sinkers Kerplunkers. When they hit the water they go kerplunk!

@dannyl2598 4 жыл бұрын

That's cool, you were hoping for a war Nickel then you found one. I was surprised to see a mint mark from the left coast, I would have bet money that it was going to be a P.