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Jack Linthicum wrote:
Walt wrote: All I can say is "God Bless Vespucciland" What Vespucciland?, Amerika as in Richard Americk Had a whole continent named after him, America! He was wholly Welsh , surname Ap Meurig. In 1491 He was working as the senior customs official in Bristol and regularly sent supplies to ships in the fishing grounds off Newfoundland. In 1497 he authorised John Cabot to search for the new land. Oh right. I remember him. He was the second cousin to Donald Zurley, famous crafter of lanterns in the late 18 century, immortalized by Francis Scott Key in the Star Spangled Banner. //Walt // //Oh Say can you see, by the Don Zurley light? |
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