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TexasTowelie

(111,312 posts)
Sat Dec 28, 2013, 11:48 PM Dec 2013

Civil War ship found at bottom of Houston Ship Channel yields trove of artifacts

A 150-year-old Civil War ship and its contents is on it's way to Texas City after being excavated from the bottom of the Houston Ship Channel and restored in a five-year project.

The USS Westfield, which sank in the Battle of Galveston in 1863, was brought to the surface in 2009 in what was the largest maritime archaeological rescue project ever undertaken in Texas.

Once up, archeological conservators discovered hundreds of artifacts including belt buckles from the crew, boiler and engine parts as well as live ammunition.

The star of the find is a 12-foot-long cannon, which could have fired projectiles over a mile and a half.

More at http://www.chron.com/neighborhood/bayarea/article/Civil-War-ship-found-at-bottom-of-Houston-Ship-5096367.php?cmpid=hpts .

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Civil War ship found at bottom of Houston Ship Channel yields trove of artifacts (Original Post) TexasTowelie Dec 2013 OP
Rick Perry's solution to defending Texas! He'll close the USA bases and raise the rebel flag! freshwest Dec 2013 #1
That is just the flag bearer for the group, freshwest. TexasTowelie Dec 2013 #2
OMG! You got that right! Safe from the 4th Amendment and all that Commie Constitutional stuffs! n/t freshwest Dec 2013 #3
Or as candidate for Lt. Governor said about Tx GOPers: Eleanors38 Dec 2013 #4

freshwest

(53,661 posts)
1. Rick Perry's solution to defending Texas! He'll close the USA bases and raise the rebel flag!
Sun Dec 29, 2013, 12:46 AM
Dec 2013
Just kidding about OOPS Perry. but this guy claims to be a Texan:



It's time to turn Texas BLUE! Keep up Battleground Texas!

TexasTowelie

(111,312 posts)
2. That is just the flag bearer for the group, freshwest.
Sun Dec 29, 2013, 12:51 AM
Dec 2013

The rest of Rick's troops are armed with vaginal ultrasound wands to keep us safe.

 

Eleanors38

(18,318 posts)
4. Or as candidate for Lt. Governor said about Tx GOPers:
Sun Dec 29, 2013, 03:44 AM
Dec 2013

"They want to shrink Texas government so it will fit into a woman's vagina" -- Sen. Leticia Van De Putte, D-SA

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