Saturday, February 22, 2014

Fort Caroline found – in the wrong place...

Fort Caroline found – in the wrong place...  Fort Caroline was the first French settlement in the U.S., long believed to have been near present-day Jacksonville, Florida, but never found.  Until now, possibly: researchers recently announced that they've discovered the remains of the fort – in southern Georgia!  This is a controversial discovery, overturning decades of scholarship – but it has the interesting advantage of actual, you know, evidence.  I'll be keeping an eye on this one...

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