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KG4CGC
09-16-2010, 09:27 PM
Poinsette Bridge was part of the trail connecting Greenville SC to Asheville NC.
Built in 1820 using enslaved Native Americans, it is said that when a Native died, the body was used in the mortar slurry.
I spent a good bit of time here during Boy Scouts as Camp Old Indian is just up the road from the site and in later years, made many visits. An eerie place after dark.

http://i25.photobucket.com/albums/c79/bebop5/Poinsette%20Bridge%20Greenville%20Asheville%20High way/PSB0016.jpg

http://i25.photobucket.com/albums/c79/bebop5/Poinsette%20Bridge%20Greenville%20Asheville%20High way/PSB0026.jpg

The rest of the album. (http://s25.photobucket.com/albums/c79/bebop5/Poinsette%20Bridge%20Greenville%20Asheville%20High way/)
kc7jty
09-16-2010, 10:13 PM
dead bodies in the mortar slurry...PLEASE!
NQ6U
09-16-2010, 10:16 PM
dead bodies in the mortar slurry...PLEASE!

Might be one of those urban legends much like people being buried inside Hoover Dam, something which never happened. It's true that workers sometimes fell into the concrete and died but they always fished the body out because if they didn't, it would have left a void that would be a weak spot.
NQ6U
09-16-2010, 10:18 PM
Is the graininess in the photo intentional, Charles?
KG4CGC
09-16-2010, 10:38 PM
Is the graininess in the photo intentional, Charles?
Some of the photos are intended to look eerie. The graininess is due to the foreground being intentionally underexposed to bring out the background. Later adjustments are made to bring out the foreground, this results in the grainy texture you see. It is intentionally desaturated and the background through the arch is left with color. The passage through the arch is considered a rebirth, a renewal. The picture is made to reflect old to new, past to present.
KG4CGC
09-16-2010, 10:40 PM
dead bodies in the mortar slurry...PLEASE!
Dead Native American slaves, Bill.
kc7jty
09-16-2010, 11:22 PM
still deceased bodies Chaz, the mortar slurry knows no distinction.

Nice pix, that vine is all over everything in #26. I thought PA was bad for that.
KG4CGC
09-16-2010, 11:33 PM
that vine is all over everything in #26
It it truly ubiquitous and would be a boon to domestic textiles if they didn't blow it off post war.
Around here they spray Round Up on both sides of the RR tracks where it grows. Yeah it comes back, but without control it can disrupt structural integrity and all that hoo ha.
kc7jty
09-17-2010, 01:11 AM
When I moved to N Idaho in 1977 there were no European starlings here. Now they are present but still the minority. They are quite aggressive, and other birds their size don't mess with them.
KG4CGC
09-17-2010, 01:34 AM
This year the European hornets/wasp(?) have been bad. They're huge and they act like adolescent males on steroids and you can't just ignore them. You have to get out of their way. Never had them until just a couple of years ago.
kc7jty
09-17-2010, 02:10 AM
killer bees, fire ants, west Nile virus, horny lesbians, every year it just gets worse. :scared:
KG4CGC
09-17-2010, 02:12 AM
killer bees, fire ants, west Nile virus, horny lesbians, every year it just gets worse. :scared:
Yeah but, killer bees are so, 70's.
I also saw some new types of bees brought in this year just for pollination purposes. Brought in or bred, can't tell. After the pollination is done, they hover near the ground and die.