For The Love Of Port

To quote from your extremely colorful and interesting article on the semiquincenary

" Placement of 335 large rectangular, flat, or semi-circular granite stones with the word Feitoria and the date, were carved on the side facing the road. Remarkably, there are 103 “Feitoria” that remain standing today. There were 201 Feitoria set in place between October 4th and November 9th 1758 and the balance of 134 markers were placed between April 17th and May 4th, 1761. To put this in historical perspective in terms of American history, this was right around the same time as Bull Run 1 at Manassas, Virginia during the early stages of the U.S. Civil War.

Wasn't this actually being done before the American Revolution? Or am I mixed up, Roy?

I wonder what happened to the rest of the stones?

100yds from my house is the local church - much of it about 900 years old - in the tower are half a dozen bells - average age about 200 years - one, I'm told, is going on 400. They ring them every Wednesday - the bells are out of tune - they make an awful noise...

Not everything that's old is good -

- but this Delaforce is one of the exceptions!

Tom

I have had to move mountains, corks and now the Civil War. What is 100 years amongst friends?