Thread: Chapel Hill N.C. ?

My giess would be the road has been rerouted? They do that onece in a while.

Cheers, Steve

I thought that too, but Morgans creek is also on the wrong side of it vs the old map.

Originally Posted by Steve56

My giess would be the road has been rerouted? They do that onece in a while.

Cheers, Steve

Ok So I think I located the property, but it is still some 26 acres and up a private road on private property. If this is correct. Looks like even the newer article is off on road names and such. I guess things keep changing. It puts me on the correct side of the creek though.

I was also concerned that the site was not accessible/on private property. And if you did visit the site, there's no guarantee you could find a good stone without some additional research and testing.

Other than a local curiosity, it would probably be better to visit the Ouachita Mountains in Arkansas. I think those deposits are much larger and likely more accessible. I've thought about that too just for hoots.

Cheers, Steve

Has anyone tried a topo map? Quarries are often marked.

Originally Posted by bluesman7

Has anyone tried a topo map? Quarries are often marked.

That's a thought, but I suspect this 'quarry' hasn't been active as a whetstone quarry since the 1800s early 1900s so maybe it would not be marked.

I also recall some article from the interweb saying that one source of novaculite in NC was on a power line right of way, but I do not have a source for that. The obvious advantage is that the right of way may be accessible, both physically and legally (without permission).

Cheers, Steve

I do have a house location from the article even though the street name has changed when I google mapped it, I got a private street with the name of the fellow from the article. Big farm. So if I ever get over that way again (I used to live there) I may just drive up to the house and tell them the story and ask. Sometimes you make a new friend that way. Other times you may get a shotgun pointed at ya. Been lucky so far no shotgun yet. They may even know the location and allow you to take a stone or two. My guess is it would be a lot of hiking and looking. Not sure I would be able to tell what I was looking at in the raw form though.