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Man discovers a 253-year-old pre-Revolutionary War fort hidden inside the walls of his West Virginia home and a trove of historical treasures including a sword, blacksmith keys, silver coins, a Civil War-era mourning dress and hundreds of family photos
Daily Mail ^ | 1/12/24 | Tate Delloye

Posted on 01/12/2024 8:31:12 PM PST by Libloather

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To: Libloather

Amazing and beautiful. My brother bought an old log cabin that had been disassembled. He is rebuilding it in Colorado, the logs look just the same.


21 posted on 01/13/2024 6:00:00 AM PST by Jolla
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To: Libloather

This is fantastic!

As a family historian, I wish I had that kind of luck.


22 posted on 01/13/2024 6:01:28 AM PST by sauropod (The obedient always think of themselves as virtuous rather than cowardly.)
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To: Libloather

What a great story.

I have a friend who worked as a printer. A few years ago, an old lady and her driver came to the print shop. They had a box of papers stacked in order that she wanted bound into a book.

As my friend was collating everything, he called and asked if he could make a copy for himself. He also made me a copy.

The book was a compendium of family records and letters dating back to pre-revolutionary days. The family was in Georgetown, which is now part of Washington DC. Some of the stories detailed friendships with the Washington’s, Madisons’s and just about every other founding family and then into Civil War times.

It’s just another great reminder of just how young our Republic actually is.


23 posted on 01/13/2024 6:58:00 AM PST by cyclotic (Don’t be part of the problem. Be the entire problem)
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To: Libloather

Monroe is a big county. We live the county next to it.


24 posted on 01/13/2024 7:04:36 AM PST by AppyPappy (Biden told Al Roker "America is back". Unfortunately, he meant back to the 1970's)
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To: Libloather

Holy cow. What a piece of history.


25 posted on 01/13/2024 7:19:10 AM PST by moovova ("The NEXT election is the most important election of our lifetimes!“ LOL...)
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Sometimes a cigar is just a cigar.


26 posted on 01/13/2024 10:36:23 AM PST by Jacquerie (ArticleVBlog.com)
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