Question about an area with old junk
WhiteTornado
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I was hunting a local park last weekend that is about 40 years old. It was established in the "clad coin era" so to speak. In about an hour’s time, I only found a couple of clad dimes and one Lincoln Memorial, along with several junk items.
What was interesting is not all of the junk appeared newer. For example, I found what appeared to be the top of an older aluminum can, the kind that was designed to have a removable tab, not the modern kind with tabs that are designed to stay on. I also found a very rusted bottle opener and what looked to be an older, large screw cap of some sort, not the aluminum kind from a beer bottle but a heavier type that could have come from a small jar. In short, this kind of junk looked older than junk I have found at other locations in my neighborhood.
Would this indicate the area has not been hunted much? Or does it not really indicate anything, other than people have been discarding trash there for 40 years ?
What was interesting is not all of the junk appeared newer. For example, I found what appeared to be the top of an older aluminum can, the kind that was designed to have a removable tab, not the modern kind with tabs that are designed to stay on. I also found a very rusted bottle opener and what looked to be an older, large screw cap of some sort, not the aluminum kind from a beer bottle but a heavier type that could have come from a small jar. In short, this kind of junk looked older than junk I have found at other locations in my neighborhood.
Would this indicate the area has not been hunted much? Or does it not really indicate anything, other than people have been discarding trash there for 40 years ?
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When I take a wider view on historicaerials, it appears that much of the land around here was either farmland or forest, with a smattering of housing clusters. This particular location looks like it was next to a house, possibly a farm house. See the upper right on the older photo. I am thinking this could have been the "non-plowed" area of the farm. As such, perhaps it included areas where people could rest, picnic, etc, next to the house. Just a theory of course.
I found the old bottle opener and old screwcap lid on the ball diamond, in the foul ground near home plate and 3rd base. I found the old can slaw in the soccer field. The picnic area is riddled with pulltabs and bottle caps, so I didn't spend a whole lot of time there. I think I'm going to concentrate on the soccer field next time I visit.