Discovery Park in Seattle is built within an old Army base dating back to 1920 or so.
While exploring some hidden corners I ran into a metal detectorist, and we got to talking about other fun places in the park.
His best tip for finding the site of old military housing was to look for yew trees. Apparently it's a very old tradition.
Sure enough, you go back and look at old photos, and there's a yew tree outside every door.
Edit: another one from the PNW; holly trees oftentimes coincide with the location of old logging roads. The berries have a size which would easily lodge in cat tracks and other nooks within earth movers and were easily transported among sites.
While exploring some hidden corners I ran into a metal detectorist, and we got to talking about other fun places in the park.
His best tip for finding the site of old military housing was to look for yew trees. Apparently it's a very old tradition.
Sure enough, you go back and look at old photos, and there's a yew tree outside every door.
Edit: another one from the PNW; holly trees oftentimes coincide with the location of old logging roads. The berries have a size which would easily lodge in cat tracks and other nooks within earth movers and were easily transported among sites.