1. In 1959 a wealthy banker by the name of Paul Mellon purchased the famous Vinland Map, purportedly for a million dollars, and donated it to Yale University. The map, if authentic, dates to the early 1400s.
2. In 2012, the Narragansett Rune Stone disappeared, taken from Narragansett Bay. The artifact was later recovered through the efforts of RI state law enforcement officials. According to the Providence Journal, the individual responsible for taking the multi-ton boulder from the bay was Timothy Mellon, the son of the above-named Paul Mellon.
Both the map and the rune stone play important roles in the debate regarding early exploration of North America. So is this just a coincidence?
4 comments:
Well, that is interesting David.
Initially it sounded like a rich snob who didn't want history buffs snoopn' around the waterfront.
The Vineland Map story - father and son - sheds new light on this for sure. Was Mellon Sr known for this type of collecting...?
Anything published I wonder.
I bet he knew and had an interest in Oak Isl.
Isn't that property adjacent to the Narg.Rune Stone owned Mellon Jr. and for how long?
Sorry, you ask a question and 50 more pop up.
-Walt
Walt, I think Mellon was pretty new to the neighborhood. Not sure about his father's interest in all this. Yes, many questions!
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