Dig It Dan
@digitdan.bsky.social
Uncovering history across Maine. I detect properties for owners to showcase their history by finding items lost by past inhabitants. Credited with discovering a Militia/Civil War muster field in ME. Posts about Maine history and things that interest me.
Happy Thanksgiving everyone! This photo is from the 1940 Macy's Thanksgiving Day parade, which was the first time Superman made an appearance.
November 27, 2025 at 5:51 PM
Happy Thanksgiving everyone! This photo is from the 1940 Macy's Thanksgiving Day parade, which was the first time Superman made an appearance.
A few finds from this weekend. It could he the last time before the ground is solid. The first photo has 4 musket balls, and the closing clasp for an old purse(unfortunately no money). The second photo has several buttons, the reed plate from an old whistle, and the attachment collar for a sickle.
November 16, 2025 at 5:44 PM
A few finds from this weekend. It could he the last time before the ground is solid. The first photo has 4 musket balls, and the closing clasp for an old purse(unfortunately no money). The second photo has several buttons, the reed plate from an old whistle, and the attachment collar for a sickle.
I was able to get out today for a bit and made a return to Wilde Kind Farm. It was a pleasure as always, and found a few interesting items. 1941 silver Mercury dime, a hat buckle(I believe), a broken lead bag seal, a peice of a broken crotal bell, and several pieces of a broken harmonica reed plate.
November 2, 2025 at 5:08 PM
I was able to get out today for a bit and made a return to Wilde Kind Farm. It was a pleasure as always, and found a few interesting items. 1941 silver Mercury dime, a hat buckle(I believe), a broken lead bag seal, a peice of a broken crotal bell, and several pieces of a broken harmonica reed plate.
It's looking nice out there!
October 23, 2025 at 4:45 PM
It's looking nice out there!
Here's a shot from Richmond Maine of Swan Island on the Kennebec River. I had a steroid injection this morning for the back&hip pain I've been dealing with for going on 4 months now. I'm hoping that this will do the trick, and I'll be able to finish the season with a bang before everything freezes
October 20, 2025 at 3:17 PM
Here's a shot from Richmond Maine of Swan Island on the Kennebec River. I had a steroid injection this morning for the back&hip pain I've been dealing with for going on 4 months now. I'm hoping that this will do the trick, and I'll be able to finish the season with a bang before everything freezes
Greetings from Maine, USA. Where we have no kings. Glad I decided to take a quick sunset walk. Found a 1752 silver Mexico 1/2 real. I have been across this whole field before. I like to do passes across fields I've already scanned that get tilled every year to see if anything deeper got kicked up.
October 18, 2025 at 10:08 PM
Greetings from Maine, USA. Where we have no kings. Glad I decided to take a quick sunset walk. Found a 1752 silver Mexico 1/2 real. I have been across this whole field before. I like to do passes across fields I've already scanned that get tilled every year to see if anything deeper got kicked up.
Good morning from Maine! The Eastern River is shrouded with thick fog once again.
October 18, 2025 at 11:40 AM
Good morning from Maine! The Eastern River is shrouded with thick fog once again.
I've been working a bit on cleaning up this half of a victorian(I believe) buckle featuring a flower in a pot that I found last weekend. It would be awesome to find the other half.
October 17, 2025 at 11:53 PM
I've been working a bit on cleaning up this half of a victorian(I believe) buckle featuring a flower in a pot that I found last weekend. It would be awesome to find the other half.
Tomorrow is the 250th anniversary of The Burning of Falmouth. 10/18/1775 A fleet of Royal Navy vessels bombarded the town of Falmouth, Massachusetts (modern day Portland, Maine)with incendiary shot, followed by a landing party to complete the town's destruction.
October 17, 2025 at 11:01 PM
Tomorrow is the 250th anniversary of The Burning of Falmouth. 10/18/1775 A fleet of Royal Navy vessels bombarded the town of Falmouth, Massachusetts (modern day Portland, Maine)with incendiary shot, followed by a landing party to complete the town's destruction.
I missed posting yesterday about Indigenous Peoples' Day. Did you know that there are still people in Bermuda who are descended from New England Native Americans who were sold into slavery after colonial conflicts like King Phillips War?
October 14, 2025 at 9:10 AM
I missed posting yesterday about Indigenous Peoples' Day. Did you know that there are still people in Bermuda who are descended from New England Native Americans who were sold into slavery after colonial conflicts like King Phillips War?
Finds from today's short outing. A nice ox shoe, a few rosehead nails/spike, and a few other bits. By far the coolest thing is one half of a belt or sash buckle. I believe it's from the late 1800s. Haven't been able to find a match yet.
October 12, 2025 at 4:49 PM
Finds from today's short outing. A nice ox shoe, a few rosehead nails/spike, and a few other bits. By far the coolest thing is one half of a belt or sash buckle. I believe it's from the late 1800s. Haven't been able to find a match yet.
Had a nice walk in the woods, found an old cellar hold, a partially collapsed well, and I found the bed of whoever used to live here. This is on a property I have permission to detect on that used to have a mill right on the Abadagassett River here in Maine.
October 12, 2025 at 2:46 PM
Had a nice walk in the woods, found an old cellar hold, a partially collapsed well, and I found the bed of whoever used to live here. This is on a property I have permission to detect on that used to have a mill right on the Abadagassett River here in Maine.
Maine Central Railroad was chartered in 1856 and began operations in 1862. By 1884, it was the longest railroad in New England. It was the merger of the Androscoggin and Kennebec Railroad and the Penobscot and Kennebec Railroad, resulting in a line from Danville (now Auburn) to Bangor.
October 12, 2025 at 12:25 PM
Maine Central Railroad was chartered in 1856 and began operations in 1862. By 1884, it was the longest railroad in New England. It was the merger of the Androscoggin and Kennebec Railroad and the Penobscot and Kennebec Railroad, resulting in a line from Danville (now Auburn) to Bangor.
Took a walk across this potato field that was just harvested. You can actually see them in the background finishing up the last variety. Found a rosehead spike, a small hinge, a couple buttons, and a coin that is too far gone to identify. I can tell that it's not a US coin based on the size.
October 11, 2025 at 4:24 PM
Took a walk across this potato field that was just harvested. You can actually see them in the background finishing up the last variety. Found a rosehead spike, a small hinge, a couple buttons, and a coin that is too far gone to identify. I can tell that it's not a US coin based on the size.
SUPER EARLY MORNING CAN'T SLEEP MAINE HISTORY POST:
I have a really cool bit of history for you today. 10/8/1841 Members of 17 different trade groups carried banners in a parade put on by the Maine Charitable Mechanic Association in Portland, Maine.
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I have a really cool bit of history for you today. 10/8/1841 Members of 17 different trade groups carried banners in a parade put on by the Maine Charitable Mechanic Association in Portland, Maine.
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October 8, 2025 at 6:19 AM
SUPER EARLY MORNING CAN'T SLEEP MAINE HISTORY POST:
I have a really cool bit of history for you today. 10/8/1841 Members of 17 different trade groups carried banners in a parade put on by the Maine Charitable Mechanic Association in Portland, Maine.
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I have a really cool bit of history for you today. 10/8/1841 Members of 17 different trade groups carried banners in a parade put on by the Maine Charitable Mechanic Association in Portland, Maine.
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Good morning from Maine! The Eastern River is covered in a thick blanket of fog again.
October 7, 2025 at 11:20 AM
Good morning from Maine! The Eastern River is covered in a thick blanket of fog again.
10/7/1947 The Maine wildfire was the worst natural disaster in state history. Over 200 fires across more than 200,000 acres and consuming nine towns. The fires destroyed over 1,200 homes, killed 16 people, and left 2,500 homeless before significant rainfall brought them under control in late October
October 6, 2025 at 10:38 PM
10/7/1947 The Maine wildfire was the worst natural disaster in state history. Over 200 fires across more than 200,000 acres and consuming nine towns. The fires destroyed over 1,200 homes, killed 16 people, and left 2,500 homeless before significant rainfall brought them under control in late October
This potato harvester was designed and built in Italy. It was the first of its kind here in the US. It makes harvesting potatoes worlds easier.
October 6, 2025 at 6:35 PM
This potato harvester was designed and built in Italy. It was the first of its kind here in the US. It makes harvesting potatoes worlds easier.
Here's a nice 4# Bayou Belle sweet potato. Straight from the fertile soil on the bank of the Kennebec River.
October 6, 2025 at 12:44 PM
Here's a nice 4# Bayou Belle sweet potato. Straight from the fertile soil on the bank of the Kennebec River.
10/6/1841, the first African American convention in Maine was held in Portland. Throughout antebellum and continuing for 30 years past the Civil War, these political gatherings offered opportunities for free-born and formerly enslaved African Americans to organize and strategize for racial justice.
October 6, 2025 at 9:25 AM
10/6/1841, the first African American convention in Maine was held in Portland. Throughout antebellum and continuing for 30 years past the Civil War, these political gatherings offered opportunities for free-born and formerly enslaved African Americans to organize and strategize for racial justice.
Hit a field right on the Eastern River here in Maine today. Found bits of history, shared the field with some turkeys, and had a biplane flyover! Items of note:ox shoe, lead scale weight, musket ball+pistol shot, end of an old pocket knife, several buttons, pieces of a harmonica reed plate.
October 5, 2025 at 5:30 PM
Hit a field right on the Eastern River here in Maine today. Found bits of history, shared the field with some turkeys, and had a biplane flyover! Items of note:ox shoe, lead scale weight, musket ball+pistol shot, end of an old pocket knife, several buttons, pieces of a harmonica reed plate.
@jamesgunn.bsky.social saved Marvel, then saved DC. Maybe next you can save America?
October 5, 2025 at 2:36 PM
@jamesgunn.bsky.social saved Marvel, then saved DC. Maybe next you can save America?
Another beautiful Maine blueberry field.
October 4, 2025 at 4:52 PM
Another beautiful Maine blueberry field.
I don't only get history from the ground!
October 4, 2025 at 12:50 PM
I don't only get history from the ground!
Good morning from Maine!
October 3, 2025 at 12:06 PM
Good morning from Maine!