Posted on 05/03/2023 9:28:43 AM PDT by yesthatjallen
The archeological remains of a 19th century hospital and cemetery have been found on a submerged island near Garden Key, the second-largest island in the Dry Tortugas National Park near Key West, Florida. The hospital served as a 19th century quarantine and cemetery for yellow fever patients between 1890 and 1900, according to the National Parks Service.
Historical records indicate that dozens of people, mostly U.S. soldiers stationed at Fort Jefferson, may have been buried at the cemetery, according to the NPS.
Dozens of people were interred in the Fort Jefferson Post Cemetery -- most of them were military members serving or imprisoned at the Fort. Some civilians may have been buried there as well, historians said.
Only one grave has been identified, according to the NPS. A headstone in the underwater cemetery reads the name John Greer, who died while working at Fort Jefferson on Nov. 5, 1861.
The details surrounding Greer's death are unclear, but his grave was prominently marked with a large slab of greywacke, the same material used to construct the first floor of Fort Jefferson, according to the NPS. It is inscribed with his name and date of death.
SNIP
(Excerpt) Read more at news.yahoo.com ...
The findings also highlight the impacts of climate change on resources in the Dry Tortugas, the NPS said.
The facilities were originally built on dry land, but dynamic conditions caused many of the islands to move over time, and climate change and major storm events have even caused some islands to settle and erode beneath the waves.
Climageddon sea level rise strikes again. Curses!
They saved the comment about climate change to the very end because it likely wasn’t and it disappeared long before global warming was discussed.
“Divers find underwater hospital, cemetery off coast of Key West”
Must have been following Waze directions.
Oh, wait, “Divers,” not “Drivers.” Sorry.
"He was Number One!"
“Climageddon sea level rise strikes again. Curses!”
actually, the article claimed “climate change” caused the islands to “settle” ... that’s a new one ...
Over the last twenty years Iāve seen the islands down there change shape, even year to year, by the storms and waves that blow thru there. loggerhead key has changed its shape mostly due to the park service cutting down the trees they didnāt like because āthey werenāt native to the areaā. Itās just nature.
Just imagine if the had capsized. š³š¬š
Ocean Sand bars change, not climate change, just natural wind, tide, erosion and currents.
All of that part of the Keys is built on marl - a kind of white coral
Not really. All of the reports on islands and such slipping beneath the water are because the island is unstable and sinks — like sinkholes on dry land.
There are a group of islands off the coast of India, I think Maldives, that are basically silt from rivers. This stuff sinks if you sneeze real hard.
If levels had actually gone up there would be records in that very area — which has been settled for ages. Also, the Obamas would not buy a beachfront palace if there was any chance of flooding anywhere in the world.
It was not an underwater hospital, it was a former hospital under water.
The technical term is “thixotropic.”
Take a cup of corn starch and mix with water to a paste, then pick up a ball and squeeze it. It’s solid at first, but the stress causes it to liquify right out of your hand.
Thanks, previous post of this didn’t explain.
Must’ve been all those SUVs back then.
Not enough Marines to capsize.
During the outbreak of Yellow Fever at Fort Jefferson, when the prison doctor died of the disease, Dr. Samuel Mudd, who had been convicted for his alleged role in the assassination of President Lincoln, took over that position, and helped stem the disease. He was eventually pardoned in 1869 by President Johnson, for his work at the Fort. Michael O’Laughlen, who had also been convicted for being involved in the assassination conspiracy, died of Yellow Fever while imprisoned at Fort Jefferson.
Disclaimer: Opinions posted on Free Republic are those of the individual posters and do not necessarily represent the opinion of Free Republic or its management. All materials posted herein are protected by copyright law and the exemption for fair use of copyrighted works.
