Archaeological Find
Ashley was trying to plant bulbs across the street in the empty lot, and while digging around in the dirt, she struck rock in several places. She started clearing what was there and discovered these massive stones with gaps between them laid out beneath the soil.
I was studying for my Part 107 exam tomorrow and took a break to go check out the archaeological find. I got a flashlight and aimed it into the largest section of the gap. Once illuminated, I could see a stone wall leading down about 10 feet deep. The stones she uncovered seemingly cover a massive pit of some sort.
Kevin up the street was walking his dogs and stopped to check it out with us. We dug around a little more and found the edge of stones on the northeast side of the section. As far as we could tell, it was probably a well or cistern that had been covered up at some point in the past, before the advent of Google Street View. The railroad owns the property, but I wonder if I can find proof of it on Sanborn maps.
We’re not going to dig any further. A massive pit doesn’t need to be uncovered for no reason. We will more than likely just cover it back up with the soil and pine needles that were there already.