Here's the New Stuff on Some Old Stuff.
1. LEWIS & CLARK-- The May 5th KREM TV in Spokane had a segment on an arrowhead that was found at what is believed to be a Lewis & Clark campsite at Hell's Canyon on the Snake River. It is at the ruins of a centuries-old Nez Perce fishing village. In May 1806, the explorers camped near it. Archaeologists have found the depression of a lodge described by Sgt. John Ordway. A half of a blue glass bead, two brass tavcks, and the very small arrowhead have been found so far.
2. NC DIVING-- The May 4th Burlington (NC) Times News had an article about Alamance County Sheriffs Lt. Richard Longamove, 44, who travels to a lot of wrecks, and not just cars. He is an avid diver and treasure hunter and often dives wrecks along the NC coast.
He says there are a lot of wrecks off the coast in 100 to 180 feet. On weekends, he's off to Southport, Morehead City, Wrightsville Beach, and Wilmington in search of Civil War vessels as well as German U-boats. He's found pieces of chiona plates, bullets and toys from the City of Houston sunk near Frying Pan Shoals.
A prized possession is an 1860s Springfield rifle.
3. MARK TWAIN'S FARM-- Well, not actually his farm, but his Uncle John A. Quarles' on which Twain spent many boyhood summers. Twain said that a slave at the Quarles' farm was "Jim" in his stories. Samuel Clemmens was born in Florida, Missouri in 1835, but moved to Hannibal soon after.
The farm is located in northeastern Missouri, and Twain called it "a heavenly place for a boy." This farm will be having a private archaelogical dig this summer.
Quarles' home, originally two log cabins joined together by a breezeway, is gone, but workers will have the outline of it from the remaining stone foundation.
4. PACIFIC WAR MUSEUM-- in Fredericksburg, Texas will be expanding with a recent ground-breaking ceremony for 40,000 addition square feet of space. This will triple its size.
It was originally called the Admiral Nimitz Museum as the admiral was born in Fredericksburg. He became fleet admiral and c-in-c for the Pacific Theater during WW II.
The museum sits on a six acre site. In December, the 67th anniversary meeting of the Pearl Harbor Survivor's Association will take place there.
The website shows that they have a piece of the rbber raft LT. H. G. Bush used on September 2, 1944 after his plane crashed. There is also an engine tag from the engine of the Betty Bomber that was carrying Japanese Admiral Yamamoto on his last flight.
www.nimitz-museum.org.
And the History Just Goes On. --Coot
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