In search of Mississippi locations holding evidence of ancient occupation a valuable tool has been the journal titled Ancient Structures; Remarkable Pyramids, Forts, Towers, Stone Chambers, Cities, Complexes compiled by William R. Corliss. Corliss was a physicist and writer who published a series of books which catalog anomalies in various fields of science. His works are considered to be sound because he primarily relied on journals for source material rather than just newspaper articles. The book contains a passage originally published in an 1874 issue of the Louisville Journal describing an enigmatic stone structure in Franklin County, MS. The account proceeds to describe the construction. In the South-western part of Franklin County, Miss., there is a platform or floor of hewn stone, neatly polished, some three feet under-ground. It is about one hundred and eight feet long. It extends due north and south and its surface is perfectly level. The masonry is said to be equal or superior to any work of modern times…It is evidently of remote antiquity as the Indians who reside in the neighborhood had no knowledge of its existence previous to its recent discovery…a subterranean passage may be underneath... No further explorations were reported in the literature examined so far. This is not the only example of what is described as an exposed man-made pavement or floor in North America found three feet below the surface. In his comprehensive examination of enigmatic sites and structures, Lost Cities and Ancient Mysteries of the Southwest, David Hatcher Childress describes a report by noted syndicated columnist Brad Steiger regarding a similar feature found in Oklahoma. On June 27, 1969, workmen leveling a rock shelf at 122nd Street and the Broadway Extension between Oklahoma City and the suburb of Edmond, uncovered a rock formation that looked like an just like an inlaid mosaic tile floor. Oklahoma City geologist Durwood Pate was quoted in the Edmond Booster of July 3, 1969, saying: “I am sure this was man-made because the stones are placed in perfect sets of parallel lines which intersect to form a diamond shape all pointing to the East. We found post holes which measure a perfect two rods from the other two. The top of the stone is very smooth, and if you lift one of them, you will find that it is very jagged, which indicates wear on the surface. Everything is too well placed to be a natural formation.” Steiger says that Delbert Smith, a geologist and president of the Oklahoma Seismograph Company, said the formation, which was discovered about three feet beneath the surface, appeared to cover several thousand square feet. On June 29, 1969, Smith told the Tulsa World, “There is no question about it. It has been laid there, but I have no idea by whom.” Both Dr. List and myself have inspected this structure thoroughly and believe it to be man made. It has been exposed the the elements and road traffic since it was exposed and has of course suffered deterioration. The proof for me was a lip on one side that was definitely hewn by man as the initial 1874 report stated. It also contained large quantities of high grade iron or and potential oxidized pieces and connects to the Brandywine Wall site via navigable waterways. We are theorizing a definite connection and this may have been a loading dock/staging area for ancient iron merchants.
Posted on: Tue, 16 Sep 2014 20:47:48 +0000
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