by theseventhgeneration
One hundred twenty years ago they were just as interested in glacial erratics as we are today.
The first is Popular Science Monthly, Volume 37. The article, entitled "Evidences of Glacial Action in Southeastern Connecticut" By Hon David A. Wells, starts on page 196.
The second article is Popular Science, January, 1892. The article, "Remarkable Bowlders" by David A. Wells is on page 340.
Both articles contain excellent photos.
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This is about rock piles and stone mound sites in New England. A balance is needed between keeping them secret and making them public. Also arrowheads, stone tools and other surface archaeology.
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I am looking for a photo of my son Shawn sitting on what we always called the "couch rock" above Chimney Cave in Watertown. It looks remarkably like the rectangular slab on the "bowlder" in the second article.
ReplyDeleteCan't remember if there is a wedge, but somebody drove an iron spike into it at sometime...
Sheegan is also known as Cochegan and Council Rock.
ReplyDeletehttp://www.mohegan.nsn.us/docs/MoheganWay/MoheganWay_Fall2007.pdf
Wonderful story about Cochegan Rock! I'd love to see the picture of "couch rock".
ReplyDeleteI got distracted by the article (in the 2nd link) about humans with tails.
ReplyDeleteInteresting stuff! I love the walls in the one pictures, and was fascinated by the assertions about trailing arbutus and the boulders. Never heard that before.
ReplyDeleteAnd, Peter--yes, me, too!