What's more current than the weather?

slang · 03-07-2019, 09:09 PM

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Originally Posted by Glinda

Negative 24 degrees. Holy shit.

Wow, yes. Ah, the things we can tolerate when we're young(er).

Griff · 03-08-2019, 07:23 AM

There was archeology done on one of the hills over near Athens, unrelated to Sullivan or R.E. Lee.

I think it's private property today.

slang · 03-08-2019, 07:30 AM

Great.

I'll search Wikipedia, NYT, Wired, Reddit and themillenniumreport.com to see if I can find more info on it.

The issue sounds pretty interesting. It's been a very long time since I've given that place any thought.

Griff · 03-08-2019, 07:34 AM

Good luck! I found a couple vague references to it years ago. Apparently, a fair amount of plowing occurred at the site.

slang · 03-08-2019, 07:46 AM

I found this

https://twipa.blogspot.com/2012/03/b...-bradford.html

And some PDFs for $10.

Griff · 03-08-2019, 08:06 AM

Busy little beavers over there.

xoxoxoBruce · 03-08-2019, 08:35 AM

Bradford County...

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...and in the period from 1850-1900 it led the nation in buckwheat production.

I didn't know there was more than one.

slang · 03-08-2019, 08:45 AM

Probably not what you were thinking of but just 2-3 miles up highway 220 from Round Top. Spanish Hill. Not known to be Indian but may well have been occupied before the Spanish because of it's strategic location and features.

Regardless, it has a pretty nice website. A good place to look through for the history.

Spanish Hill

Many people ask me why the hill is not preserved as a historic site and available for public use. A simple answer to that is that while there were many efforts to preserve the hill - they were not successful and it has remained private property.

It's the private property of a specific family. That specific family is one not to be played with. They are powerful. They can be nasty.

This is how the hill looked in the 1980's - and in this image you can see the clearing of ten acres that was enclosed with earthen embankments that were still visible up until around 100 years ago.

Some people believe that there is a great spirit today that has a thunderous voice and will put big holes in anyone who dares to go up there.

Griff · 03-08-2019, 09:09 AM

That's the place I was thinking of. The Spanish thing seems very unlikely but a Susquehannock fortified town seems reasonable especially with the Iroquois nearby.

03-08-2019, 07:23 AM	#2
Griff still says videotape Join Date: Feb 2001 Posts: 26,813	There was archeology done on one of the hills over near Athens, unrelated to Sullivan or R.E. Lee. I think it's private property today. __________________ If you would only recognize that life is hard, things would be so much easier for you. - Louis D. Brandeis

03-08-2019, 07:34 AM	#4
Griff still says videotape Join Date: Feb 2001 Posts: 26,813	Good luck! I found a couple vague references to it years ago. Apparently, a fair amount of plowing occurred at the site. __________________ If you would only recognize that life is hard, things would be so much easier for you. - Louis D. Brandeis

03-08-2019, 07:46 AM	#5
slang St Petersburg, Florida Join Date: Oct 2002 Posts: 3,423	I found this https://twipa.blogspot.com/2012/03/b...-bradford.html And some PDFs for $10. Last edited by slang; 03-08-2019 at 07:54 AM.

03-08-2019, 08:06 AM	#6
Griff still says videotape Join Date: Feb 2001 Posts: 26,813	Busy little beavers over there. __________________ If you would only recognize that life is hard, things would be so much easier for you. - Louis D. Brandeis

03-08-2019, 08:45 AM	#8
slang St Petersburg, Florida Join Date: Oct 2002 Posts: 3,423	Probably not what you were thinking of but just 2-3 miles up highway 220 from Round Top. Spanish Hill. Not known to be Indian but may well have been occupied before the Spanish because of it's strategic location and features. Regardless, it has a pretty nice website. A good place to look through for the history. Spanish Hill Many people ask me why the hill is not preserved as a historic site and available for public use. A simple answer to that is that while there were many efforts to preserve the hill - they were not successful and it has remained private property. It's the private property of a specific family. That specific family is one not to be played with. They are powerful. They can be nasty. This is how the hill looked in the 1980's - and in this image you can see the clearing of ten acres that was enclosed with earthen embankments that were still visible up until around 100 years ago. Some people believe that there is a great spirit today that has a thunderous voice and will put big holes in anyone who dares to go up there. Attached Images

03-08-2019, 07:30 AM	#3
slang St Petersburg, Florida Join Date: Oct 2002 Posts: 3,423	Great. I'll search Wikipedia, NYT, Wired, Reddit and themillenniumreport.com to see if I can find more info on it. The issue sounds pretty interesting. It's been a very long time since I've given that place any thought.

03-08-2019, 09:09 AM	#9
Griff still says videotape Join Date: Feb 2001 Posts: 26,813	That's the place I was thinking of. The Spanish thing seems very unlikely but a Susquehannock fortified town seems reasonable especially with the Iroquois nearby. __________________ If you would only recognize that life is hard, things would be so much easier for you. - Louis D. Brandeis

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