This is the new Historical Marker recently placed in front of the Lunenburg Community Center commemorating the January 1864 skirmish that took place along Rocky Bayou.
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Showing posts with label Rocky Bayou. Show all posts
Wednesday, June 09, 2010
New Historical Marker at Lunenburg!
This is the new Historical Marker recently placed in front of the Lunenburg Community Center commemorating the January 1864 skirmish that took place along Rocky Bayou.
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Monday, February 01, 2010
Icy River Road Run!
Saturday, The EIC Crew set-out towards Guion to traverse the River Road and drop by Lafferty for a few photo-ops. The 12-inch snowfall from the previous day gave us plenty of opportunities for photos and video clips!
Enjoy!
Enjoy!
Wednesday, November 18, 2009
Thong Tree Along Rose Trail
Amazingly, Jim and I noticed this Thong Tree only a few feet off of Rose Trail above East Rocky Bayou while out this past weekend. We must have driven by this relic at least three-dozen times over the past few years but only noticed it on this occasion.
I found a description of how these trees were fashioned by our Native-American forefathers:
"Every tribal nation had its own timber language which everyone in the tribe knew how to read. There was also a general timber language consisting of a few markings to help distant travelers find their way and survive on unfamiliar ground.
It was quite simple to shape a thong tree. A stone ax to cut the two thongs was the only tool needed. The thongs were sturdy forked green sticks in the shape of a Y, heavy enough to hold the weight of the sapling and thick enough not to rot out in the ground for the few years necessary to set the tree in its desired shape. The base of the fork would have been at least six inches in diameter if the sapling was the size of a thumb.
The sapling chosen was usually white oak because it was supple enough to bend easily and had less likelihood of splitting and causing the tree to die. If white oak was not available, any nearby hardwood was used--even sassafras.
To shape the sapling the Indians first drove the base of one forked stick into the ground near the foot of the sapling. They bent the trunk through the fork to form the first or hip bend. Then they placed the other forked stick upside down over the trunk some two or three feet toward the crown of the tree, driving the two prongs into the ground. Though the trunk was imprisoned in a sort of inverted J pattern, the top of the tree was left to either grow up toward the light or rot away, thus forming the second bend which became the nose. The further shape of the tree depended upon the location of small branches on the trunk of the sapling. Most of the side branches were trimmed off, but sometimes they would leave one on top causing the tree to grow in the shape of a 4 with the two branches growing upward. One occasionally finds a tree with three or more branches. " - Teresa Maddux from Bittersweet Volume VI Number 2
For more info on Thong Trees, view the Trail Tree Project page at Mountain
Stewards.org.
I found a description of how these trees were fashioned by our Native-American forefathers:
"Every tribal nation had its own timber language which everyone in the tribe knew how to read. There was also a general timber language consisting of a few markings to help distant travelers find their way and survive on unfamiliar ground.
It was quite simple to shape a thong tree. A stone ax to cut the two thongs was the only tool needed. The thongs were sturdy forked green sticks in the shape of a Y, heavy enough to hold the weight of the sapling and thick enough not to rot out in the ground for the few years necessary to set the tree in its desired shape. The base of the fork would have been at least six inches in diameter if the sapling was the size of a thumb.
The sapling chosen was usually white oak because it was supple enough to bend easily and had less likelihood of splitting and causing the tree to die. If white oak was not available, any nearby hardwood was used--even sassafras.
To shape the sapling the Indians first drove the base of one forked stick into the ground near the foot of the sapling. They bent the trunk through the fork to form the first or hip bend. Then they placed the other forked stick upside down over the trunk some two or three feet toward the crown of the tree, driving the two prongs into the ground. Though the trunk was imprisoned in a sort of inverted J pattern, the top of the tree was left to either grow up toward the light or rot away, thus forming the second bend which became the nose. The further shape of the tree depended upon the location of small branches on the trunk of the sapling. Most of the side branches were trimmed off, but sometimes they would leave one on top causing the tree to grow in the shape of a 4 with the two branches growing upward. One occasionally finds a tree with three or more branches. " - Teresa Maddux from Bittersweet Volume VI Number 2
For more info on Thong Trees, view the Trail Tree Project page at Mountain
Stewards.org.
Saturday, October 10, 2009
Wednesday, September 23, 2009
Video: Rocky Bayou Traverse
The following video is a result of several short excursions the EIC Crew has made around Lunenburg and along Rocky Bayou the past few weeks. Rocky Bayou was a major source of water in the county for the pioneers and they took advantage of the wide, level creek-bottoms.
Enjoy!
ATTENTION!
The vehicle spaces for our October 24th "Magical History Tour" are going fast! If you plan to join us, let us know soon. We have not yet announced the event in the local media so that our readers will have first chance at the limited spaces available.We will be sending out press releases for next week.
Enjoy!
ATTENTION!
The vehicle spaces for our October 24th "Magical History Tour" are going fast! If you plan to join us, let us know soon. We have not yet announced the event in the local media so that our readers will have first chance at the limited spaces available.We will be sending out press releases for next week.
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