Buttons commemorating George Washington's inauguration were discovered at the site.Posted on 09/10/2009 3:02:21 PM PDT by BGHater
MENDHAM -- Rick Pressl burst into the board of trustees meeting, a boyish exuberance overcoming his normally reserved temperament.
The retired fire chief pulled aside Tanya Sulikowski, the executive director of the Schiff Natural Lands Trust, to show off a rusty, barely recognizable object. It was a Revolutionary War era stirrup, Pressl said, his first major find while excavating the nature preserve.
He would soon have much more to show the board. Photo by Hilary Klimek/For the Star-LedgerRick Pressl, a retired fire chief, and students from Ridge High School have unearthed Revolutionary War era memorabilia in Mendham, including a set of buttons celebrating the inauguration of President George Washington. Left to right, Dylan Klimek, Rick Pressl, Dan Breen, Christina Totten, Taylor Klimek work at the dig site in Mendham. Buttons commemorating George Washington's inauguration were discovered at the site.
This summer, he and a few students from Ridge High School, unearthed spoons, tongs, nails, horseshoes and several other historic artifacts.
The group also discovered a set of four brass buttons celebrating the inauguration of George Washington, the find of a lifetime.
"In the metal detecting world, guys find buttons daily, but you don't see George Washington buttons." Pressl said.
The buttons are worth tens of thousands of dollars but money is not what motivated Pressl. He was interested in the history.
"I wanted to prove there was a Revolutionary outpost on this property," said Pressl, who had heard that soldiers had stayed there in the winter of 1789.
Buttons commemorating George Washington's inauguration were discovered at the site.
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‘the group also discovered a set of four brass buttons celebrating the inauguration of George Washington, the find of a lifetime.
“In the metal detecting world, guys find buttons daily, but you don’t see George Washington buttons.” Pressl said.
The buttons are worth tens of thousands of dollars but money is not what motivated Pressl. He was interested in the history. ‘
That is so cool. I know that area well. What an amazing find.
Trenton school kids say “George Washington who?”
I used to live near Mendham, love the town, did my student teaching at the High School, what a great sschool for teachers, everything you could want to use in a classroom is provided.
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‘”I wanted to prove there was a Revolutionary outpost on this property,” said Pressl, who had heard that soldiers had stayed there in the winter of 1789.’
Uh...what has 1789 to do with “soldiers” and “Revolutionary outpost”?
The war ended in 1783.
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what an excellent post. Thanks for the pic!
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