Anybody Here from Louisiana and interested in the Civil War Ironclad Manassas

This Iron Clad has been located. It is on the Mississippi River, on the Louisiana side. It is only 9 foot deep. It is in mud and should be well preserved. The problem is that part of lays under a levee. Core samples have been taken. It is +/- 200 yards from Boothville High School. No one from the State of Louisiana seems to want to get involved, even though money has been offered for as exploratory dig. That is a shame. Historic. Museum potential.Tourism. There are also 3 other steamboats in this area.Alot of paperwork would be involved in raising this.

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Hello My Aussie Friend,
It is in the mud. The water is at its lowest point in 14+ months. That is why I hunt the river in the heat. There is no choice. The water can jump up with the next storm. Gold Digger you think like I do- this would be a fantastic oportunity-  I would love to see this happen- just don't know how to make it work

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From the Numa web site

Her suspected hulk lies about half a mile above the Boothville high school on the southwest bank of the river. Note; the mag survey by Texas A & M shows her to be almost completely under the levee. It's best to look during low water. There is a flat reef-like barrier edged with a small rock breakwater that extends into the river from the base of the levee for about fifteen feet. If you can walk this area, you can easily detect her iron mass, but can only pick up a piece of her from a boat running parallel to the breakwater. She is buried nine feet under the mud and could be very well preserved.

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