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Old 03-29-2023, 10:35 AM
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Thanks a lot! As a Kid we would explore around some old abandoned mines (Coal and Lime Stone). At the Lime Stone mine site it was an underground mine. The entrance was exposed where we could dig at the stone looking for fossils. Found may of Trilobites, small clams and plant stems. Never went to the beach much over the years to explore So Florida finds are new to me.
We are perhaps lucky to have survived our childhood. We went through several really old houses. So old they were constructed using mortice and tenon joints.