Kalash of Cultures - Pakistan: http://youtu.be/qEXnEfdvv6s The argument: 1. Watch the video; this Dardic mountain tribe plays polo. They fiercely fought for their independence through the ages, till the British arrived; at which point they adopted some British customs like playing polo on weekends (although they claim they invented the game first). 2. The Kalasha have lived in geographic isolation for so long that their DNA has diverged. But, there are markers to suggest that they come from around the Mediterranean(that is, that they are Dardic). There are 2 theories as to how they got there: a. They were travellers along the silk route who decided to settle in a scenic location and sell spices, apricots and cherries (the latter two do not grow in the subcontinent, only in the Mediterranean; and with no contact with the outside world for centuries, there's no other way they could've gotten these fruits) b. They are descendants of Alexander the Great 's armies; who ref...
ok - collecting some research - en.wikipedia.org - Redwood Empire Council - Wikipedia has an overview of the camp - an interesting bit from that is during the Depression the Camp was used as a Civilian Conservation Corps site - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Civilian_Conservation_Corps
ReplyDeleteand as a and as an army camp at the start of World War II.
There is the mention of 55 Navarro Salute" cannon once stood
and that a damn was often built to make a swimming area and that a gravel dam building was used until 2001
1955 it was bought by https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Masonite_International
here is a drone produced video of the camp made in 2015 - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SNd8PIEUcI4
will continue to search
Camp Navarro is near/part of the Navarro Redwoods State Park and this pamphlet has some info on the origin of the town and area - https://www.parks.ca.gov/pages/435/files/NavarroRiverRedwoodsWeb2011.pdf
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The camp is near the town of Navarro California - en.wikipedia.org - Navarro, California - Wikipedia
ReplyDeleteand we have some sea connections to the area - navarro-by-the-sea-center.org - History of Captain Fletcher's Inn
ReplyDeleteThe general area includes Anderson Valley and here is a little more about the history and a link to one of the local papers - theava.com - A True History Of Anderson Valley
ReplyDeleteAlso - Hendy Woods State Park is a possible search vector as well
some more info mendorailhistory.org - Navarro and Wendling Woods - history of a Mendocino redwood logging & railroad town
ReplyDeleteand one more about the potential name books.google.com - California Place Names
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