This may sound like a minor item, but it's important when dealing with
maritime matters: Be aware that "maps" tell the user what the land mass was
like, while "charts" deal only with the maritime environment--water depth,
navigable channels, ways to approach from the sea, and the like.

Maurice Duke


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From: "Anita Wills" <[log in to unmask]>
To: <[log in to unmask]>
Sent: Wednesday, June 29, 2005 1:10 PM
Subject: Information on the Chickahominy


>I am interested in information on the Chickahominy, and its use in the
>Revolutionary War. My ancestors, served as Seamen during the Revolutionary
>War, patrolling the Rappahannock. One of the ships they were on, was docked
>at the Chickahominy. The Dragon sank in 1782, and is now at the bottom of
>the Chickahominy. I wonder if there are other ships resting there as well.
>I have not looked at a map, but there had to be a mouth large enough for
>the ship to go from the Rappahannock to the Chickahominy.
>
> Anita Wills
>
>
>
>
> -- [log in to unmask] wrote:
> In a message dated 6/29/05 9:08:29 AM, [log in to unmask] writes:
>
> << Thank goodness there are others tired of this nonsense. Let's get back
> to
>
> History. >>
>
> I'm very interested in discovering if the upper Chickahominy was once deep
> enough for the 9- or 12-foot draft of colonial ships.  Did this river
> behave
> like the Mattapony where a merchant ship could sail as far west as
> ylett  -
> about 50 miles west of the Bay? Early development of the upper
> Chickahominy area
> certainly suggests that it was as navagable as the Mattapony, but lost
> records
> in New Kent County may prevent our knowledge of it.
>
> Now, how 'bout a current event of true historic proportions.  Did you know
> that you will be able to observe an event this summer that no one living
> has
> ever observed; and no one living now will ever have an opportunity to
> observe
> again?  Please see below.
>
> Joyce Browning
> Fairfax County, Virginia
> - - - - - - - - - -
>
> [Sorry, I can't source this article. A friend sent it to me.]
>
> The Red Planet is about to be spectacular! This month and next, Earth is
> catching up with Mars in an encounter that will culminate in the closest
> approach
> between the two planets in recorded history. The next time Mars may come
> this
> close is in 2287. Due to the way Jupiter's gravity tugs on Mars and
> perturbs
> its orbit, astronomers can only be certain that Mars has not come this
> close to
> Earth in the Last 5,000 years, but it may be as long as 60,000 years
> before
> it happens again.
>
> The encounter will culminate on August 27th when Mars comes to within
> 34,649,589 miles of Earth and will be (next to the moon) the brightest
> object in the
> night sky. It will attain a magnitude of -2.9 and will appear   25.11 arc
> seconds wide At a modest 75-power magnification
>
> Mars will look as large as the full moon to the naked eye. Mars will be
> easy
> to spot. At the beginning of August it will rise in the east at 10 p.m.
> and
> reach its azimuth at about 3 a.m.
>
> By the end of August when the two planets are closest, Mars will rise at
> nightfall and reach its highest point in the sky at 12:30a.m. That's
> pretty
> convenient to see something that no human being has seen in recorded
> history. So,
> mark your calendar at the beginning of August to see Mars grow
> progressively
> brighter and brighter throughout the month.
>
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