The newly discovered rubble dates to the 1840s or earlier — a time when Eagle’s Island held a train depot. But uncovering that rubble takes a lot of traipsing through high reeds, swampy muck, and potentially volatile wildlife.
USS North Carolina Executive Director Jay Martin spearheaded the expedition.
“We’ve got geese who are territorial. You know, there’s, of course, snakes and things out here, and crabs, which are no big deal, and it’s possible that there are gators. So this is just an indication that history and archeology isn’t for the faint-hearted,” he said…