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10-08-2016, 02:59 AM #1Hones & Honing
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Chapel Hill N.C. ?
Anyone live near Chapel Hill , North Carolina ?
The Whetstone Quarry: On Finding a Sharpening Stone - Nature and Environment - MOTHER EARTH NEWSMichael70 likes this.Randolph Tuttle, a SRP Mentor for residents of Minnesota & western Wisconsin
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10-08-2016, 03:35 AM #2Senior Member
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I have a friend living down there, but probably not willing to go rock scouring. That area has been developing fast the last few years and would be interesting if viable stones were available.
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I live about an hour away, but would need more to go on than this.
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I bet you could get hold of Roy Underhill easily enough. Maybe you could ask him.
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10-08-2016, 01:23 PM #5Historically Inquisitive
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Some documentation about Whetstone's in North Carolina.
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10-08-2016, 09:06 PM #6
Go to your nearest University Library and get the topographic maps for those areas. Use the description to locate the quarries on them. If the maps are old the quarries may be described on the maps.
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With that info it's easy to find. Just watch out for snakes.randydance062449 likes this.No matter how many men you kill you can't kill your successor-Emperor Nero
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The gospel according to St. Roy includes a treasure map! Originally Posted by eKretz
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10-18-2016, 05:58 PM #8Senior Member
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https://www.lib.ncsu.edu/gis/historictopos.html
If I could figure out how to use this maybe.
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10-18-2016, 07:03 PM #9Senior Member
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I live about 25-30 minutes from there. But I assume this is on private land and I am not in favor of getting shot looking for a rock....LOL!
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Interesting read. But 33 years ago when written people were a little bit more relaxed about people coming on their land to find a rock or just pass through. Now days people are a bit suspect and with great reason. If found, I would consult the Orange/Chatham County GIS to see who owns the land if they would mind you or someone going to find the old quarry. I do the same in metal detecting so as to get permission from the correct owner. Originally Posted by randydance062449
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