By Abdon Moriarty Pallasch In this piece from our archives Abdon Moriarty Pallasch talks to Tim Severin (d. 2020) who retraced the 6th century legendary journey of St. Brendan from Ireland to Newfoundland. The idea that Irish monks in an ox-hide boat might have beaten the Conquistadors and the Vikings to America was largely relegated
If you've traveled to Krodel Park in Point Pleasant, West Virginia, chances are you've seen an old wooden fort standing in the back corner. This structure is a replica of Fort Randolph, which stood in Point Pleasant in the late 1700s.