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Category Archives: History
big pile of dirt
moving around a pile of dirt into ridges, leaving the trenches the dirt came from next to the ridges…well, even to the most ardent archaeological student, the said formations are about as exciting as watching toast burn. …and this is … Continue reading
the burning earth
somewhere between New Straitsville, Murray City, and Shawnee, a fire is burning, burning the earth beneath, unquenchable. way back in 1884, a group of striking miners, sent a “take-this-job-and-shove-it” message to their bosses by sending several coal cars with oil-drenched timbers deep … Continue reading
Posted in History, Life
Tagged coal mining, forest, Ohio, travel, underground fire, Wayne National Forest
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Yer Random Stones
out in the forest…here in an out of the way part of America.. sure now there probably was a building here at one time, but what were they doing organizing these large stones in such a way. Were they fans … Continue reading
Posted in History, Photography
Tagged history, Ohio, old buildings, photography, stone structures
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Pilgrims Not-So-Progress
so….you sell everything and start a trip to go move half way across the world, punctuated by failure and deceit that would throw most groups into certain turmoil…with certifiable idiots who sabotage their own boat so they can “just go home … Continue reading
Going up to The Big House
Cajoe Phillips is buried within boating distance of The Big House- but not off of the same river. First, you would take a little boat down Wolf Creek to the banks of the Muskingum River. You might want to switch … Continue reading
Posted in History, Life, Travel
Tagged 1800s, Blennerhassett Island, Cajoe Phillips, England, Harmon Blennerhassett, history, Ireland, Margaret Blennerhassett, Ohio, Ohio River, photography, slavery, travel, USA, Wolf Creek
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