Just down the street from me is a little local historical society building. I hadn't been in it in about 20 years, as nothing new ever seemed to be added to it and I had seen it all. Imagine my surprise when I went the other day and found that a N/A dugout canoe had been added to the collection. I almost fell over!
The members of the historical society did not know much about it other than it had been discovered sunken in a local pond when the construction of a dam was underway in the 1930's. It was kept by the state MDC agency for some time, then gived to the historical society and was stored away in the rafters of their barn, unseen by anyone for about 50 years. When the barn was recently renovated, they put it on display.
I'm trying to track down information about it which is proving to be a slow, difficult process. I have no idea if it has ever been recorded in any Archaeological publications, if it is actually N/A, if it has been Carbon Dated, or in fact treated with any preservatives. It is about 20 feet long, is made from a single chestnut tree log, does have one nice side wall, one side has damage. This should prove interesting. More to follow.
The members of the historical society did not know much about it other than it had been discovered sunken in a local pond when the construction of a dam was underway in the 1930's. It was kept by the state MDC agency for some time, then gived to the historical society and was stored away in the rafters of their barn, unseen by anyone for about 50 years. When the barn was recently renovated, they put it on display.
I'm trying to track down information about it which is proving to be a slow, difficult process. I have no idea if it has ever been recorded in any Archaeological publications, if it is actually N/A, if it has been Carbon Dated, or in fact treated with any preservatives. It is about 20 feet long, is made from a single chestnut tree log, does have one nice side wall, one side has damage. This should prove interesting. More to follow.
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