"Rediscovered Civil War Shipwreck Gains International" Topic
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Tango01 | 11 Aug 2020 1:19 p.m. PST |
….Recognition "As the United States battled its most divisive conflict at the height of the American Civil War, a cargo ship named the Maple Leaf embarked on a short voyage from South Carolina to Florida carrying the equipment and personal belongings of three Union regiments. It has now arrived in the 21 st century as an internationally recognized time capsule of everyday life for Civil War soldiers and a National Historic Landmark, thanks to an underwater explosive, seven feet of mud and a determined amateur historian. More than 155 years after it settled into its final resting spot on the bottom of the St. Johns River and nearly 35 years after the first artifacts were retrieved from the Maple Leaf, the ship receives International recognition on National Geographic Channel's documentary series Drain the Oceans…"
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Amicalement Armand |
C M DODSON | 12 Aug 2020 1:26 a.m. PST |
What fantastic finds. Chris |
Tango01 | 12 Aug 2020 12:53 p.m. PST |
Agree!…. Amicalement Armand |
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