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As archaeologists at Jamestown Rediscovery continue to dig into the Historic Jamestowne church that has stood at the site of the James Fort since 1906, they’ve uncovered something they weren’t expecting.
An abandoned cellar lies underneath the holiest place in the church, and it may contain details about life within the first permanent English colony — but archaeologists will have to dig to the bottom of the cellar before they can get to the bottom of the mystery...
Here is that link for the rest of the article.
The 1985 discovery of the Titanic stemmed from a secret United States Navy investigation of two wrecked nuclear submarines, according to the oceanographer who found the infamous ocean liner.,,
Ballard met with the Navy in 1982 to request funding to develop the robotic submersible technology he needed to find the Titanic.,,
Ronald Thunman, then the deputy chief of naval operations for submarine warfare, told Ballard the military was interested in the technology—but for the purpose of investigating the wreckage of the U.S.S.Thresher and U.S.S. Scorpion...
"I was a little short with him," said Thunman, who retired as a vice admiral and now lives in Springfield, Illinois. He emphasized that the mission was to study the sunken warships.
Ballard met with the Navy in 1982 to request funding to develop the robotic submersible technology he needed to find the Titanic.,,
Ronald Thunman, then the deputy chief of naval operations for submarine warfare, told Ballard the military was interested in the technology—but for the purpose of investigating the wreckage of the U.S.S.Thresher and U.S.S. Scorpion...
"I was a little short with him," said Thunman, who retired as a vice admiral and now lives in Springfield, Illinois. He emphasized that the mission was to study the sunken warships.
Once Ballard had completed his mission—if time was left—Thunman said, Ballard could do what he wanted, but never gave him explicit permission to search for the Titanic.
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You can really get a good sense of history by researching your finds. Instead of just throwing them in a pile, take the time to learn what you can about them. The research can benefit you in more ways than one.
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| Three Vintage Coke Bottle Found On The Treasure Coast. |
Below are the bottoms of the two bottles on the left. As you can see they are Orlando bottles.
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| Orlando Coke Bottles. |
I looked into it and found some good information on Starke and the bottling plant there.
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| Old Starke Florida Coca Cola Bottling Plant. Source: See USFCam link with story below. |
While doing the research I found this PDF document telling how Starke developed from its earliest recorded history in 1857.
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No change in beach conditions. It was a little cooler this morning.
Happy hunting,
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