{"id":5375,"date":"2020-12-29T11:20:44","date_gmt":"2020-12-29T16:20:44","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/forths.com\/?p=5375"},"modified":"2020-12-30T12:15:22","modified_gmt":"2020-12-30T17:15:22","slug":"horseshoes-from-the-past","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/forths.com\/index.php\/2020\/12\/29\/horseshoes-from-the-past\/","title":{"rendered":"Horseshoes from the Past"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

I thought I’d post an update regarding the three horseshoes I found while metal detecting in the woods behind the house. All three are now free of rust and have been preserved with Renaissance Wax<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

After some research, I found a map of Chesterfield Township from 1875. This map showed a homestead at the northwest side of the woods behind my house, about half a mile away. The homestead belonged to Alexander and Eliza Atkins (n\u00e9e Lewis), who married on May 29, 1831. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

I overlaid the 1875 map over a modern map using Google Maps, then added a pinpoint where the homestead was located. Using Google Maps on my phone, I headed out to do some detecting at the location, hoping to find an old coin. I have worked that location several times, finding old bits of iron and modern aluminum cans with my Fisher F44 metal detector.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

On November 20, I found the largest horseshoe. The middle-sized one was unearthed on November 28. When the freezing temperatures arrived, I thought the metal detecting was done for the season. With some unexpected warmer weather arriving before Christmas, I went out again, finding the third and smallest horseshoe on December 21. All three horseshoes were found within 30 meters of each other.<\/p>\n\n\n\n