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Now that we are proficient at using a search engine, how do we go about finding information on the Internet relating to finding possible detecting sites? What are some good keywords to use in our searches? We don't want to just do a search on "ohio" or "maps", as it would take days to sort through all the links returned. As our time is valuable, we want the best search results we can get. This is where keyword selection comes in. Trying different keywords and combinations of keywords to get the results we want. First, make a list of all the keywords you can thing of relating to finding a site in your area. Come on, it's not that hard. Start off with your state and county. Now list townships and towns in your area. Add river and stream names. Think of any industries that occurred in your area in the past, such as lumbering or coal/gold/silver mining. Once you get started, you will be amazed at the keywords you can come up with. Try the plural of words: town towns. Enclose keywords that must occur together in quotes: "boom town". Also try putting the keywords together: boomtown.

Think of it as giving someone directions to your house. You live in the state of Pennsylvania in the city of Erie at 239 2nd Ave.

Pennsylvania: the state we are interested in Erie: the county we are interested in which narrows the search 2nd Ave: the main topic of the search which narrows the search even more

This is how you create a good search query.

Remember, sometimes searches will return links totally unrelated to the topic we are looking for. As an example, in my searches for a town in my area, Apollo, I get links on space and mythology. The trick is to remove these in the search, in my case like this: apollo -space -Greek -nasa. This will take care of most of the unrelated links, but not always. Usually you can tell by the link text returned if it is related to what you are looking for.

Here is an example list of keywords to try:

abandoned cemetery grove school beach church picnic spring camp fairground park station campground firetower pool railroads canal furnace playground lost & found carnival grounds racetrack survey

drive-in Also try "drive in" public swimming pool field (football baseball) river towns Also try "town" swimming holes lumber towns coal mining towns boom/ghost towns robberies Also try robbery "ccc camps" "ccc camp" county atlas atlases public land survey tax assessment cadastral map plat books tract books township plats

Remember to use them with keywords relating to the state and county you are interested in. Such as: ohio "iron furnace" "new york" racetrack or racetracks buffalo

Try your keyword selections here:

http://www.google.com

For more search engine tips click here.

I hope that this quick lesson on keywords can help you get started using the internet to find metal detecting sites in your area. Good Luck!

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