[PSUBS-MAILIST] Richmond (was: Forbes story)

[Michael B Holt <tlohm@juno.com>]

On Wed, 19 Mar 2003 14:30:52 -0500 "E.L. King"  writes:
>Mike,
>	as a long-time aficionado of Naval history, especially the 
>American 
>Civil War era, I can honestly say that I don't consider Richmond the 
>ultimate backwater....

The last excitement here that made any sense or any difference 
happened in April of 1865.  No one cares about the mundane
work of building a classic America Victorian city, which is exciting 
in a way understood by a very small group.

I am poking around to uncover traces of the Confederate submarine
projects.   Apparently, there was a "submarine service" that was
more about mines than boats, but there was a part of it that was
involved in the design, construction and testing of boats within
sight of where I live now.   So far, Mark Ragan's book remains the
best resource on the topic, but I'll add to his work when I can.


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