tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3139112422565969072.post4631611477170247482..comments2024-03-19T18:17:56.821-04:00Comments on Colonial Quills: Secret Colonial Tunnels Beneath WilmingtonCarrie Fancett Pagelshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09096954464239963966noreply@blogger.comBlogger13125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3139112422565969072.post-7390228766009298352013-12-03T10:00:33.883-05:002013-12-03T10:00:33.883-05:00What a fascinating post, Jennifer. I'm looking...What a fascinating post, Jennifer. I'm looking forward to reading your book.Janet Grunsthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03635290708361600803noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3139112422565969072.post-80600857402786385282013-12-03T00:16:31.531-05:002013-12-03T00:16:31.531-05:00Oh, I LOVE secret tunnels! That show on TV 's ...Oh, I LOVE secret tunnels! That show on TV 's History Channel, "Cities of the Underworld" or something like that--one of my favorites! So much fun! I can read about this kind of stuff all day long. Thanks for sharing!Karla Akinshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16989639592455525499noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3139112422565969072.post-64014604197076452402013-12-02T20:51:32.152-05:002013-12-02T20:51:32.152-05:00Oh wow, I love the thought of secret tunnels! I ha...Oh wow, I love the thought of secret tunnels! I have always dreamed of having a house with secret rooms or tunnels in the walls. :)Susan Phttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00885508869904521374noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3139112422565969072.post-54327308623999290562013-12-02T20:31:44.718-05:002013-12-02T20:31:44.718-05:00Oh, bootlegging sounds like a good reason to have ...Oh, bootlegging sounds like a good reason to have secret tunnels. Some of the ones in Wilmington have been blocked off as well. Several areas have collapsed throughout the years and so they keep discovering new wings to the tunnels. Jennifer Taylorhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06360330085131177132noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3139112422565969072.post-77435494828789078922013-12-02T20:29:40.104-05:002013-12-02T20:29:40.104-05:00Escape tunnels would make sense regarding the Fren...Escape tunnels would make sense regarding the French & Indian War. I remember thinking I could dig a tunnel when I was a kid, but I didn't have the patience to see it through. Secret Tunnels have always fascinated me. Jennifer Taylorhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06360330085131177132noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3139112422565969072.post-35424565301143132292013-12-02T20:27:23.718-05:002013-12-02T20:27:23.718-05:00Linda, For Love or Country will not release until ...Linda, For Love or Country will not release until April 2014. Hope you enjoy it!Jennifer Taylorhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06360330085131177132noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3139112422565969072.post-17253052990670586172013-12-02T20:26:10.020-05:002013-12-02T20:26:10.020-05:00Wilmington was created around 1739 so details for ...Wilmington was created around 1739 so details for that time period will be limited. Be sure to check country records for that area. Here is an interactive map on NC county formation in genealogy records that I have found very helpful. https://www.google.com/search?q=formation+of+counties+in+NC+map&rlz=1C1CHFX_enUS511US511&oq=formation+of+counties+in+NC+map&aqs=chrome..69i57.8126j0j8&Jennifer Taylorhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06360330085131177132noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3139112422565969072.post-82868291521655439972013-12-02T20:20:07.226-05:002013-12-02T20:20:07.226-05:00Thank you! Glad you enjoyed it. These tunnels ran ...Thank you! Glad you enjoyed it. These tunnels ran to the Cape Fear River as well. Jennifer Taylorhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06360330085131177132noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3139112422565969072.post-12511464251609347182013-12-02T16:34:50.638-05:002013-12-02T16:34:50.638-05:00How exciting for you, and your story. There was so...How exciting for you, and your story. There was something similar in Aurora Illinois, but from the 1850's to 1930's. They were used for bootlegging in the thirties. Most were blocked and covered, but were found when a bridge was tore down to be rebuilt. Sassy Countesshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04529142423534090084noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3139112422565969072.post-20786966608304220282013-12-02T13:44:39.975-05:002013-12-02T13:44:39.975-05:00Interesting post, Jennifer. Most of the tunnels I&...Interesting post, Jennifer. Most of the tunnels I've come across in researching South Carolina, Charleston and the back country, were made as a result of the French and Indian War. Lots of families were burned inside their homes during that war and during Indian attacks, so when homes and plantations were rebuilt, the owners remembered the stories and built escape tunnels.Susan F. Crafthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00383014100399818941noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3139112422565969072.post-14149675243490364612013-12-02T08:35:21.665-05:002013-12-02T08:35:21.665-05:00Sounds so awesome ! Can't wait to read this......Sounds so awesome ! Can't wait to read this... <br />Linda Finn<br />Faithful Acres Books<br />http://www.faithfulacresbooks.wordpress.com<br />faithfulacresbooks@gmail.com<br />Faithful Acres Books ~ Linda Marie Finnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05149437557897266898noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3139112422565969072.post-60140570612322800792013-12-02T08:23:45.565-05:002013-12-02T08:23:45.565-05:00Very interesting! I'm learning about Wilmingto...Very interesting! I'm learning about Wilmington. I have a story set along the Cape Fear River, but quite a bit earlier, in the 1740s. I'll have to check out the Mitchell Anderson House. Finding research material for the area in that time period has been a real hunt. Lori Bentonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04714197239425827339noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3139112422565969072.post-34036879901010930912013-12-02T08:12:28.085-05:002013-12-02T08:12:28.085-05:00That's really neat, Jennifer. I know some col...That's really neat, Jennifer. I know some colonial era homes had escape tunnels for in the event of Indian attack and these usually led to the river. Looking forward to reading your novel!Carrie Fancett Pagelshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09096954464239963966noreply@blogger.com