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| Dog Island Shipwreck Uncovered by Hurricane Michael. |
On 10/11/18 I posted the following.
As you know by now, the portions of the Florida Panhandle got hit hard by Hurricane Michael. I have not doubt that some old things will be uncovered up around Alligator Point and Dog Island, where nice old Spanish coins have been found before.
If you want to become a little more familiar with the shipwrecks of the area, here is a link to a lengthy and detailed archaeological report.
You will find a lot of interesting information in that report.
You will find a lot of interesting information in that report.
Some of the uncovered wrecks, such as the one or two shown above are now in the news.
It looks like that photo was taken by a drone.
It looks like that photo was taken by a drone.
An article in TampaBay.com published the photo at the top of the post and said, But among the destruction is also a reemergence of history. The storm's surge unearthed a shipwreck from the 19th century, one or possibly two sunken ships that were washed up on Dog Island by a 1899 hurricane. According to Sarah Revell, spokeswoman for the Department of State, the wrecks "have been mapped and investigated scientifically multiple times," and parts of them have been exposed in the past.
Here is the link for the rest of that article.
http://www.tampabay.com/florida-politics/buzz/2018/10/23/hurricane-michael-unearthed-a-19th-century-shipwreck-on-dog-island/
Here is the link for the rest of that article.
http://www.tampabay.com/florida-politics/buzz/2018/10/23/hurricane-michael-unearthed-a-19th-century-shipwreck-on-dog-island/
I also recommend reading the extensive archaeological report, if you haven't already done that.
Other sources also talked about Dog Island shipwrecks exposed by hurricane Michael. The following appeared in MyFox8.com.
https://myfox8.com/2018/10/20/hurricane-michael-exposes-120-year-old-shipwrecks-off-florida-coast/
Thanks to TekLord Doug for the lead on these articles.
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Bronze Age Dagger.
Source: Spectator.sme.sk
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Here is an excerpt from an article about another interesting find.
“It is the oldest finding from the area around our town and may reveal significant new historical connections to the region,” said the Hriňová project manager, Michal Machava, as quoted by the TASR newswire...
Here is the link for more about that.https://spectator.sme.sk/c/20940695/bronze-age-dagger-unearthed.html
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Here is an excerpt from an interesting article about martyrs of North America.
In the summer of 1642, Jogues and the surgeon-turned-Jesuit brother, St. René Goupil, were accompanying a large group of Huron warriors homeward when they were ambushed by Mohawks (part of the Iroquois Confederacy) at Lake Champlain. Many died, but the rest were taken prisoner, with Jogues and Goupil among them. Both were victims of torture and Jogues had most of his fingers cut off. Goupil was martyred shortly after professing his religious vows in the presence of Jogues for teaching a small boy the Sign of the Cross. Commenting on this, Jogues wrote, “this angel of innocence and martyr of Jesus Christ gave his life for him who had given him his.”
And here is that link.
Friend, physician and detectorist Russ P. confirms that the Red Tide that has been plaguing our beaches does cause coughing. I understand that if you have asthma, it could be dangerous.
There are no storms in the Atlantic.
A cool front came through last night with some northeast winds. I haven't seen the beaches yet.
Happy hunting,
TreasureGuide@comcast.net
