'Escape To The Dismal Swamp' on The Smithsonian Channel
 

An archeological story about the Maroons in the 'Great Dismal Swamp' by the Smithsonian Institution. An hour well spent.

https://www.smithsonianchannel.com/d...t-dismal-swamp

Meh.

Maroon is an old sea fairing term. Marooned on a desert island.

Fall outta the wrong side of the bed, big guy? :confused: It's 'seafaring' btw. :rolleyes:

And it's an old term applied to mixed-race escaped slave communities. In Great Dismal Swamp and in lots of cases across Caribbean and Central and South America. I will guess the the seafaring use stems from this, as the castaway was stuck in an isolated place, like these communities were.

I'd love to see that documentary but we can't log on in Canada