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Monday, March 1, 2010

Fort Frederica



Fort Frederica, the southernmost outpost of Britain's territorial claims in North America from 1732-1776 and the southern tip of the United States 1783-1814. The fort was a key part of the Georgia Colony's reason for being - as a military buffer to protect wealthy Charleston from the ravages of Spanish Florida.

This picture is taken looking down the remains of a broad avenue with houses and shops on either side. National Park Service historical markers on either side tell the story of these houses and who lived there. A few of the National Park Service markers can be seen on the right side of this image.

ISO 100
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Why "A Message From Earth"?

In 1979, Voyager I launched to the outer limits of the solar system and beyond. It carried onboard a gold plated disk for the reference of any intelligent life that found it to learn about earth. The disk contained images of the human figure, greetings in 55 languages, 115 sounds from nature, 90 minutes of music from a variety of cultures and eras, along with a greeting from the President of the United States and Secretary General of the United Nations. These are the only relics of human civilization outside the solar system.

Like Voyager, this record here beams elements of this life into the digital ether. Who will find it? What meaning will it have to them? I hope if the one who finds it is you, this record will have meaning to you of some sort.