"Archeological Discoveries at Moores Creek ..." Topic
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Tango01  | 12 Jul 2024 9:20 p.m. PST |
…National Battlefield
"A recent NPS NHPA compliance project at Moores Creek National Battlefield(NB), 19 miles north of Wilmington, North Carolina, offered archeologists an opportunity to verify whether the 1776 Battle of Moores Creek actually took place within the national battlefield boundaries. The Battle of Moores Creek Bridge was one of the first Revolutionary War engagements in the South, pitting American Patriots against Loyalists from North Carolina. In December 2011, NPS archeologists and resources managers conducted an archeological survey to locate the battlefield with the help of the Eastern North Carolina Metal Detecting Association and volunteers from the Department of History at the University of North Carolina, Wilmington. One of the goals of the project was to recover artifacts to prove that the battle was actually fought at the purported site…"
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Armand
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| Shagnasty | 13 Jul 2024 6:28 p.m. PST |
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| Tango01 | 14 Jul 2024 4:08 p.m. PST |
Glad you enjoyed it my good friend… Armand |
| 42flanker | 15 Jul 2024 3:12 a.m. PST |
What is a "hay penny"? I am mildly intrigued. |
| Tango01 | 16 Jul 2024 4:12 p.m. PST |
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 piper909 | 16 Jul 2024 11:04 p.m. PST |
Half a pence. (As spoken, and sometimes written.) Interesting that no graves have been found. I'd expect the dead would have been buried nearby, but perhaps not, maybe they were taken away. |
| 42flanker | 17 Jul 2024 1:38 a.m. PST |
Ah, a 'ha'penny.' Alles klar |
| piper909 | 17 Jul 2024 8:14 a.m. PST |
Yes, usually spelled "ha'penny" Meant to add that! Extinct coin nowadays but I still have a few from my first UK visit in the late 70's. |
| Tango01 | 17 Jul 2024 4:12 p.m. PST |
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| doc mcb | 17 Jul 2024 5:33 p.m. PST |
The streets are very dirty, my shoes are very thin
I have a little pocket to put a penny in
If you haven't got a penny, a ha' penny will do
If you haven't got a ha' penny, then God bless you |
| Tango01 | 18 Jul 2024 3:46 p.m. PST |
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| Jeffers | 19 Jul 2024 10:35 a.m. PST |
Sadly Doc, I don't have two ha'pennies to rub together. |
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paints brigs for the British fleet.
