Metal detecting had existed since ancient times when people used rocks to find gold nuggets. Today it’s become a trendy hobby for anyone from children to adults. The Minelab GPX 5000 is considered by many the best all-around metal detector due to its versatility and advanced technology. It is designed for gold prospecting but can […]
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Treasure hunting is searching for valuable items or artifacts that are hidden or lost. It can be a fun and rewarding hobby for people of all ages and involve various techniques and methods depending on the type of treasure being sought. For beginners, one of the most accessible and affordable ways to get started with
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Have you ever been out in your backyard with a metal detector and found some old coins? Or perhaps you have gone treasure hunting with friends and come across some gold nuggets while searching through the sand? If this sounds like fun, then you might want to consider becoming a metal detector enthusiast. Metal detectors
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Metal detector use is legal in many places across the United States. The Bureau of Land Management (BLM) allows it on its public lands, including national forests and some designated state parks. Nevada State Parks allow it as long as you have written permission from the park superintendent or manager. There’s so much open space
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There’s something about an old farmhouse that is exciting. Maybe it’s because I grew up on one (and still live near one), or perhaps it’s because I used to sneak into my neighbors’ cornfields hoping they wouldn’t see me so I could explore their old barns and outbuildings. Whatever it is, there’s no doubt that
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The birth of the Minnesota Territory was in 1849, and it was a state by 1858. However, the interest in treasure hunters can go back much further than that, as there were explorers, fur traders, voyageurs, and missionaries in the area as far back as 1618. The French fur hunters were the first, and when
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At the end of the French and Indian War, France ceded the Great Lakes and the Northwest Territories to England. Twenty years later, in September 1783, England granted the Northwest Territory to the United States under the Treaty of Paris. A part of that grant became the state of Michigan, which was admitted to the
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For treasure hunters who think that, because it is one of the oldest settled areas in the United States, all the treasures in Massachusetts have been found, the following information will surprise those who visit the Pilgrim State. The coastline, including tidal waters, is nearly 2000 miles long, with a large portion of it made
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Treasure-hunting in Mississippi has been going on for more than 400 years. Spanish conquistadors sailed along its coast in search of riches. Vainly questing for gold in 1540, Hernando de Soto entered the State of Mississippi. He died on the banks of the Mississippi River and is buried in its waters. Frenchmen attracted by the
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Even though there hasn’t been much mining for gold or silver in Missouri, some of its lost mines and treasure stories are linked to the Spanish mining for gold and silver. Other Missouri treasure stories have their backgrounds in robbing stagecoaches, trains, and banks by outlaws and treasure buried or hidden as a result of
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