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Help (no replies)

I need some old maps of vicksburg mississippi, natchez,ms, tallulah louisiana.

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Finding coins in civil war site (2 replies)

Anybody have any luck finding any coins at a civil war site I have been detecting a site But haven't found any coins most of the stuff I found was 8 inches deep could the coins be deeper and not...

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Dial-up connection vs. GOOGLE EARTH (2 replies)

I do NOT have a high-speed Internet connection. Dial-up only. I sporadically use ((OR TRY TO USE!!)) GOOGLE MAPs.......but it is just soooo painfully slow with my connection. If I downloaded GOOGLE...

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Google maps and problems beyond the help of skew (2 replies)

So, what do you folks do when a map is not drawn to scale accurately across it's extents? Do you reposition the overlay as you go along, pinpointing your areas of interest?

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google earth question (2 replies)

I was wondering what the difference is between google earth and google chrome?

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Mytreasurejournal.com A new site with free journal, mapping pics, and more....

Wanted to let everyone know. There's a new website "Mytreasurejournal.com" it is NOT a forum. It is a site for keeping your private records. It allows you to keep a journal and pinpoint finds, with...

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LIDAR maps on-line? (2 replies)

On a History Channel program called if i remember correctly 'America Unearthed' featured the use of LIDAR mapping. I was impressed and searched the net for any on-line LIDAR maps. Couldn't find any...

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Your GPS thoughts (9 replies)

Going to make life easier on me and purchase a handheld GPS unit for marking my farm field and other "Hot Spots".. Any Ideas which would be a Good unit that I can down load topos, and what ever else I...

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Historic Aerials (1 reply)

http://www.historicaerials.com/ Click on the state you are interested in and type in the location, city / town and state. Make sure you use caps for the state if you abbreviate and click search. There...

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question about old town maps (1 reply)

I have a question about some old town maps. The map shows streets but no houses and also shows business buildings. The map is labeled as a patrons business directory so I am assuming there were houses...

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Ghost town question (2 replies)

Great forum here! I still can't figure out overlays but have not taken much time to do it. My question is as follows: When towns were platted out in the 1860s and 1870s did they use latitude and...

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overlaying historical map works (4 replies)

Hi everyone, I was wondering is there a way to overlay images from historical map works on to google earth? If so does anyone have instructions? Thank you.

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looking for advice on finding old campground (6 replies)

Hi everyone, I am trying to find the location of a old camp ground in a little town not too far from home. I have seen a few old postcards of this camp but it no longer exist. I do know that it was on...

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online plat maps for michigan counties (4 replies)

Hi everyone, Does anybody know where you can get plat maps online for Michigan counties? I have found township but not ones with the sections or roads like a regular plat book would have. Thanks all...

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USGS Topographical Map Explorer (2 replies)

http://historicalmaps.arcgis.com/usgs/ Allows you to use old maps as an overlay. USGS Historical Map Overlay Tool

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Maps and newspapers? (1 reply)

I watch people on YouTube with overlay tutorials and they use a map that looks hand drawn (plat, survey, homesteads??) Now I live in Central Florida in the middle of the state where the only action is...

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Ya'll gonna love this! GREAT new app to use in the field (1 reply)

Imagine if you will, driving down the road, and seeing an old abandoned homestead off the road, out in a pasture, in some woods, or perhaps on the other side of a barbed wire fence……. Or searching a...

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Southern California High Desert (no replies)

Does anyone live or metal detect in the high desert?

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Are there any good resources available for historical WV maps? (1 reply)

I live in the panhandle of WV, one of the oldest areas of the country, and I can't find anything useful in terms of historical maps for this area. I'm not talking about historicaerials.com kind of...

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Google Earth Pro is now free! (no replies)

Google used to charge $400 for the Pro version of Google Earth but now it is free. All you need to do is go to this link and register and they will email you a key....

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