The Virginia Historical Preservation Society and Metal Detecting Club is a diverse group of men and women who are interested in saving and preserving the rich history of Virginia.
At our monthly meeting, club members and guests display their metal detecting recoveries, share metal detecting and relic hunting stories, and discuss Virginia history and the Civil War.
Our meetings are casual and educational, but most importantly they are fun and friendly. Our growing club always welcomes guests and new members. If you are: interested in learning about relics from Virginia's past, a metal detecting enthusiast, a civil war buff, or simply just curious; we encourage you to attend our next meeting!
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Matt & Chris - October 2011
Here are two great examples of Virginia Military buttons, remarkably found back-to-back by our club members.
Matt and Chris gained permission from a landowner to metal detect construction top soil from Centreville, VA that was being moved onto their property.
Archeologists had come to the original site prior to construction and excavation, and finding nothing of interest, the dirt was trucked away.
The two have been working the dirt and have found a decent number of relics and buttons—including a Mississippi button, a Virginia cuff, and a few Eagle Infantry buttons—scattered among the decades of beer cans and modern metal trash.
Chris was first to find a Virginia button—remarkably, his first Civil War button ever! The find was a "Canfield Bros. Baltimore" backmark. Matt found his earlier, Virginia, pre-war "Southern build-up" variety, by Horstmann & Allien NY, a week or so later in the same dirt pile.
As they move more dirt they expect to find more history to share, and we look forward to their recoveries!
Matt and Chris gained permission from a landowner to metal detect construction top soil from Centreville, VA that was being moved onto their property.
Archeologists had come to the original site prior to construction and excavation, and finding nothing of interest, the dirt was trucked away.
The two have been working the dirt and have found a decent number of relics and buttons—including a Mississippi button, a Virginia cuff, and a few Eagle Infantry buttons—scattered among the decades of beer cans and modern metal trash.
Chris was first to find a Virginia button—remarkably, his first Civil War button ever! The find was a "Canfield Bros. Baltimore" backmark. Matt found his earlier, Virginia, pre-war "Southern build-up" variety, by Horstmann & Allien NY, a week or so later in the same dirt pile.
As they move more dirt they expect to find more history to share, and we look forward to their recoveries!