Aerial Photo of Garrett Property Circa 1930

[Jim Garrett]

(04-12-2013 06:33 PM)L Verge Wrote:  That's what makes professional archaeologists foam at the mouth - I know because I work with two that hate amateurs. They have no idea how much damage they can do. I just turned down Nat Geo Channel last month with their request to film a segment at Surratt House on archaeological digs -- using their "professionals."

I would like to comment on the yellow map above. We have no idea where this came from. There seems to be a name in the lower left-hand corner, and it may begin with Sam. We've shown it on many Booth Tours. Carefully look at all the descriptive notes. This artist appears to have been one of those amateur archaeologists. Look for the site where he found "a spur." Of course it would have to belong to Booth. The Garrett family would never have ridden horses!!!

Joan had given me a copy of that map a while ago. I also appreciated the spur. While it's the best map I have of the property, have wondered about the information and it's just a little too exact. It is really hard to get a good handle on what the lay of the land was like since the topography was altered so much by the expansion of 301.