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Old 07-02-2006, 08:11 AM
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had some hard rain last week found this old grinding stone along the creek bank and rolled it up on the bank and got it home .hh creekrat
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Old 07-02-2006, 08:18 AM
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GREAT find Creek ! I will bet that the mill it came from shouldn't be far away. Would be a Great place to detect...
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Old 07-02-2006, 09:53 AM
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Nice find Creek, hope you weren't too far from the truck, looks like a load to roll..... Bob
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Old 07-02-2006, 11:37 AM
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That looks heavy. What is the size of it?
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Nice find there Creek....looks like you'll have to hit that area hard!

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Old 07-03-2006, 06:49 AM
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pap i think this stone was used to sharpen axes and hoes etc,it fells like it weighs about 50 lb and 36 inches in height 4 inches wide.lucky i have a winch on the front of my polairis ranger and i used it to get it up on the road bob.good huntin uall............. creek
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