'Escape To The Dismal Swamp' on The Smithsonian Channel

[bobabode]

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

[BigElCat]

Meh.

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

[bobabode]

Originally Posted by BigElCat

Meh.

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

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

[donquixote99]

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.

[UncleAng]

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