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50-state metal detecting intelligence

First State Partner Historic Sites Metal Detecting

Official-source rules, permission pathways, map context and practical next steps—kept separate from the rockhounding atlas.

First State Partner Historic Sites Metal Detecting

These records apply only to verified locations whose written rule and site-specific recreation footprint have been verified. A map pin is a public visitor/reference point, never a permission boundary.

5 verified records in this scope.

Universal map & navigation coverage0 independently verified coordinate pins · 5 records with safe map navigation
Dover Green — First State NHPDover · Kent County · DelawareSensitive-site safe public reference map search
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John Dickinson Plantation — First State NHPDover · Kent County · DelawareSensitive-site safe public reference map search
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New Castle Court House Museum — First State NHPNew Castle · New Castle County · DelawareSensitive-site safe public reference map search
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Fort Christina — First State NHPWilmington · New Castle County · DelawareSensitive-site safe public reference map search
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Old Swedes Historic Site — First State NHPWilmington · New Castle County · DelawareSensitive-site safe public reference map search
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Map meaning: verified coordinate pins identify independently grounded public visitor/access reference points. Query-only records can be resolved on demand as temporary provider search matches; sensitive records use a deliberately broader agency/locality query. Temporary search matches are not stored as verified coordinates. No map mode is a property boundary, detecting zone, archaeological target, or permission boundary.

Manager/site confirmation required — partner ownership/management and protected-resource rules control Grade A · 100/100

Dover Green — First State NHP

Dover · Kent County · National Park Service / partner site owner or manager

NPS identifies six First State NHP sites and states most sites are managed and interpreted by partners. The national-park designation therefore cannot be used to assume NPS land ownership at each partner site; exact…

DecisionConfirmation RequiredTrip readyNoPlanObtain Manager Site Confirmation Before TravelEvidenceCurrentScopeManager Or Site Confirmation RequiredPrecisionAuthoritative scope reviewed; exact recreational detector/recovery permission remains manager/site-specific
Permit: Confirm exact site owner/manager and written detector/recovery authorization; NPS affiliation is not permission Verified: 2026-08-29
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Manager/site confirmation required — partner ownership/management and protected-resource rules control Grade A · 100/100

John Dickinson Plantation — First State NHP

Dover · Kent County · National Park Service / partner site owner or manager

NPS identifies six First State NHP sites and states most sites are managed and interpreted by partners. The national-park designation therefore cannot be used to assume NPS land ownership at each partner site; exact…

DecisionConfirmation RequiredTrip readyNoPlanObtain Manager Site Confirmation Before TravelEvidenceCurrentScopeManager Or Site Confirmation RequiredPrecisionAuthoritative scope reviewed; exact recreational detector/recovery permission remains manager/site-specific
Permit: Confirm exact site owner/manager and written detector/recovery authorization; NPS affiliation is not permission Verified: 2026-08-29
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Manager/site confirmation required — partner ownership/management and protected-resource rules control Grade A · 100/100

New Castle Court House Museum — First State NHP

New Castle · New Castle County · National Park Service / partner site owner or manager

NPS identifies six First State NHP sites and states most sites are managed and interpreted by partners. The national-park designation therefore cannot be used to assume NPS land ownership at each partner site; exact…

DecisionConfirmation RequiredTrip readyNoPlanObtain Manager Site Confirmation Before TravelEvidenceCurrentScopeManager Or Site Confirmation RequiredPrecisionAuthoritative scope reviewed; exact recreational detector/recovery permission remains manager/site-specific
Permit: Confirm exact site owner/manager and written detector/recovery authorization; NPS affiliation is not permission Verified: 2026-08-29
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Manager/site confirmation required — partner ownership/management and protected-resource rules control Grade A · 100/100

Fort Christina — First State NHP

Wilmington · New Castle County · National Park Service / partner site owner or manager

NPS identifies six First State NHP sites and states most sites are managed and interpreted by partners. The national-park designation therefore cannot be used to assume NPS land ownership at each partner site; exact…

DecisionConfirmation RequiredTrip readyNoPlanObtain Manager Site Confirmation Before TravelEvidenceCurrentScopeManager Or Site Confirmation RequiredPrecisionAuthoritative scope reviewed; exact recreational detector/recovery permission remains manager/site-specific
Permit: Confirm exact site owner/manager and written detector/recovery authorization; NPS affiliation is not permission Verified: 2026-08-29
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Manager/site confirmation required — partner ownership/management and protected-resource rules control Grade A · 100/100

Old Swedes Historic Site — First State NHP

Wilmington · New Castle County · National Park Service / partner site owner or manager

NPS identifies six First State NHP sites and states most sites are managed and interpreted by partners. The national-park designation therefore cannot be used to assume NPS land ownership at each partner site; exact…

DecisionConfirmation RequiredTrip readyNoPlanObtain Manager Site Confirmation Before TravelEvidenceCurrentScopeManager Or Site Confirmation RequiredPrecisionAuthoritative scope reviewed; exact recreational detector/recovery permission remains manager/site-specific
Permit: Confirm exact site owner/manager and written detector/recovery authorization; NPS affiliation is not permission Verified: 2026-08-29
Open verified record Google MapOpenStreetMapApple MapsSensitive-site safe public reference map search