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| A historic canoe was discovered on a wild SC river. How did it get there? |
| 2021-07-09 |
| [Madison Leader] The roar of whitewater rapids was about all anyone could hear as a small group of canoeists maneuvered down the Chattooga River, enjoying the mountain scenery of the southern Appalachians along the South Carolina-Georgia border. But as they neared a calm spot in the river, something caught their eye. It was an odd-looking piece of wood, resting near the river bank. After careful inspection, the boaters realized they had found a piece of history: A weathered canoe, replete with the markings of a past era. "It was exciting to find that,’’ said Bettina George, one of the group members on the trip late last fall. This week, with water levels suitable to recover the craft, a conservation group pulled the old canoe from the Chattooga and is preparing to haul it to a place where the vessel can be put on public display. Those who’ve examined the canoe, including archaeologists at the University of South Carolina, say the boat could be 200 to 250 years old. It’s a potentially significant discovery that could provide insight on what life was like in the late 1700s, according to USC and the Chattooga Conservancy, the public interest group that led efforts to save the canoe. If the canoe’s age is verified through radiocarbon testing, it would mark one of the few times a canoe that old has been found along the Chattooga, a federally designated wild and scenic river in the mountains northwest of Anderson. Related: Wampanoag Indians Continue Burn-and-Scrape Method to Build Mishoon Canoes |
| Posted by:Besoeker |
| #2 I don't know. Canoe...river. It's a mystery. I KNOW! WHITE SUPREMACISTS! |
| Posted by: ed in texas 2021-07-09 18:49 |
| #1 Yeah, it tells us Indians used canoes 250 years ago. And the sky is blue. |
| Posted by: Croque Fliting8030 2021-07-09 17:53 |