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It is said 17 sail, chiefly sloops, were drove on the Southern Shore [including]... a sloop near Duxbury, the vessel, cargo, and all the people lost; two dead bodies have been taken up, several chests, some bedding, great quantities of cheese, butter, cyder &c. were washed a-shore, by which it is supposed she was from Connecticut; but have not ...
This is a list of National Historic Landmarks in Ohio and other landmarks of equivalent landmark status in the state. The United States' National Historic Landmark (NHL) program is operated under the auspices of the National Park Service , and recognizes structures, districts, objects, and similar resources according to a list of criteria of ...
Views span Lake Erie, the islands and mainland of Ohio, and nearby islands in Ontario, including Middle Island, the southernmost point of land in Canada, and part of Point Pelee National Park. The column is among the tallest monuments in the United States (the Gateway Arch , San Jacinto Monument , and Washington Monument are taller).
A paddlewheel steamer that sank in the Tennessee River near Chattanooga. CSS Colonel Lovell Confederate States Navy: 6 June 1862 A cottonclad warship that was rammed by USS Queen of the West and USS Monarch in the First Battle of Memphis. Eclipse: 27 January 1865 A Mississippi River steamboat that exploded near Johnsonville. [41] M.E. Norman
When a large earthquake struck the area in 1658 [3] the cave collapsed, killing Veale and burying his treasure with him. [4] The area (near Lynn, Massachusetts) was known as Pirates’ Rock and later Dungeon Rock. Hiram Marble and his son purchased the land in 1852 and spent decades trying to find Veale’s treasure. [5]
Silver was the Vikings’ treasure of choice. Their affinity for the metal gives discoveries of silver artifacts significant historical value—much like a treasure recently found in the mountains ...
Portrait of Amaro Pargo located on the canvas of the "Christ of Humility and Patience" of the Hermitage of Our Lady of El Rosario in Machado . The treasure would be composed of "carved silver, gold jewellery, pearls and stones of value, Chinese porcelain, rich fabrics, paintings and perhaps 500,000 pesos". [ 10 ]
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