From the August 20th Discovery News "Drought Exposes Sunken Ship" Sunken ships in the Missouri River are starting to make an appearance with the low waters. In 1882, the largest ship on the river, the Montana, struck an underwater tree and managed to run aground before sinking. There it lay, underwater for 128 years, but now it is visible again.
And, this is not the only Missouri shipwreck seeing the light of day again.
From the August 20th Yahoo! News "Midwest drought reveals Indiana 'ghost towns'."
The drought has dried up the Salamonie River in northeast Indiana and receding water has revealed remnants, bricks and foundations from Monument City.
The small town of just 100 people was one of the ones along the river where the residents were relocated before the river was dammed and submerged for a reservoir built in 1965.
One Good Thing About the Drought. Well, Two. --DaCoot
Oh, and I didn't have to cut the grass for five weeks.
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