3/7/2005: Drought reveals sunken village

Undertoad · 03-07-2005, 08:42 AM

Vilarinho das Furnas was a village in Portugal. 35 years ago, in 1970, it was abandoned; well, it HAD to be. A dam was built down stream from it which left it unexpectedly submerged under water, and the 50 or so homes there became just memories for the residents.

Until last week, that is, when the complete drought conditions kept the water levels falling and falling... and suddenly the village was returned. Well kinda... the roofs of all the houses are gone, but the stone walls remain. And so do the memories, as old residents return to remember the place they haven't seen in 35 years.

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Beestie · 03-07-2005, 09:07 AM

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...as old residents return to remember...

...and this is the rock that I used to kill the fish that we caught and hey! this is the rock your mother would hit me on the head with when it was time to take out the rocks and over here is the very rock that I used for a pillow ony my bed of rocks...

Wormfood · 03-07-2005, 11:34 AM

..and the old residents are also grey...

Billy · 03-07-2005, 06:54 PM

The same situation is happening in the bakside of Yangtse River because of the super dam. Many small towns and villages are more than 1000 years old. Man created the civilization and abandon them.

Trilby · 03-07-2005, 07:21 PM

I've always wanted Lyonness to re-emerge. Then maybe we would find King Arthur!!

xoxoxoBruce · 03-07-2005, 08:00 PM

Who says you can't go home again?

floki · 03-08-2005, 01:45 AM

In South Tyrol, Italy near the border to Austria there's the small village Graun, which was submerged about 50 years ago because of a dam(n) project. The only visible thing left is the steeple of the local christian church.

Looks nice in winter too:

xoxoxoBruce · 03-08-2005, 03:57 PM

How do we know that's not an Italian ICBM silo?

Griff · 03-08-2005, 04:21 PM

Heh, he said Italian Icey BM.

floki · 03-08-2005, 04:46 PM

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Originally Posted by xoxoxoBruce

How do we know that's not an Italian ICBM silo?

It's Dr. Evil's ICBM silo, conveniently surrounded by a natural training ground for his sharks with frickin' lasers attached.

xoxoxoBruce · 03-08-2005, 04:50 PM

blase · 03-08-2005, 08:03 PM

I like the Italian ICBM silo shot in the summer better, nice lake reflection and all...lets you know it's hidden under the lake. The winter shot just makes it look out of place and not sinister enough.

floki · 03-09-2005, 01:24 AM

Did anyone else notice that the ICBM silo is slightly tilted in the winter shot? Is this just an illusion or could the ice tilt it like that. I know that ice can be very powerful, but wouldn't it just stay that way?

xoxoxoBruce · 03-09-2005, 03:35 AM

Comparing the angle of the flat land on the left, I'd say the camera was held differently. So maybe it's always tilted and the summer picture makes it look straight.

OnyxCougar · 03-10-2005, 12:28 PM

There was a town in Nevada that was submerged when Hoover Dam was completed as well, and due to lower water levels, it's re-emerging as well....

http://www.library.unlv.edu/early_la...st_thomas.html (about St. Thomas)

http://www.ghosttowns.com/states/nv/st.thomas.html (has pics of the town now. please ignore mentions of the "server drought".)

03-07-2005, 08:42 AM	#1
Undertoad Radical Centrist Join Date: Jan 2001 Location: Cottage of Prussia Posts: 31,423	3/7/2005: Drought reveals sunken village Vilarinho das Furnas was a village in Portugal. 35 years ago, in 1970, it was abandoned; well, it HAD to be. A dam was built down stream from it which left it unexpectedly submerged under water, and the 50 or so homes there became just memories for the residents. Until last week, that is, when the complete drought conditions kept the water levels falling and falling... and suddenly the village was returned. Well kinda... the roofs of all the houses are gone, but the stone walls remain. And so do the memories, as old residents return to remember the place they haven't seen in 35 years. full story

03-07-2005, 07:21 PM	#5
Trilby Slattern of the Swail Join Date: Jul 2004 Posts: 15,654	I've always wanted Lyonness to re-emerge. Then maybe we would find King Arthur!! __________________ In Barrie's play and novel, the roles of fairies are brief: they are allies to the Lost Boys, the source of fairy dust and ...They are portrayed as dangerous, whimsical and extremely clever but quite hedonistic. "Shall I give you a kiss?" Peter asked and, jerking an acorn button off his coat, solemnly presented it to her. —James Barrie Wimminfolk they be tricksy. - ZenGum

03-07-2005, 08:00 PM	#6
xoxoxoBruce The future is unwritten Join Date: Oct 2002 Posts: 71,105	Who says you can't go home again? __________________ The descent of man ~ Nixon, Friedman, Reagan, Trump.

03-08-2005, 01:45 AM	#7
floki slacking Join Date: Apr 2003 Posts: 31	South Tyrol In South Tyrol, Italy near the border to Austria there's the small village Graun, which was submerged about 50 years ago because of a dam(n) project. The only visible thing left is the steeple of the local christian church. Looks nice in winter too:

03-08-2005, 03:57 PM	#8
xoxoxoBruce The future is unwritten Join Date: Oct 2002 Posts: 71,105	How do we know that's not an Italian ICBM silo? __________________ The descent of man ~ Nixon, Friedman, Reagan, Trump.

03-07-2005, 11:34 AM	#3
Wormfood Superior Inhabitant Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Sweden Posts: 73	..and the old residents are also grey...

03-07-2005, 06:54 PM	#4
Billy Professor Join Date: May 2003 Location: Germany Posts: 1,462	The same situation is happening in the bakside of Yangtse River because of the super dam. Many small towns and villages are more than 1000 years old. Man created the civilization and abandon them.

03-08-2005, 04:21 PM	#9
Griff still says videotape Join Date: Feb 2001 Posts: 26,813	Heh, he said Italian Icey BM. __________________ If you would only recognize that life is hard, things would be so much easier for you. - Louis D. Brandeis

03-08-2005, 04:50 PM	#11
xoxoxoBruce The future is unwritten Join Date: Oct 2002 Posts: 71,105	__________________ The descent of man ~ Nixon, Friedman, Reagan, Trump.

03-08-2005, 08:03 PM	#12
blase Coronation Incarnate Join Date: Oct 2001 Location: Boulder, CO Posts: 91	I like the Italian ICBM silo shot in the summer better, nice lake reflection and all...lets you know it's hidden under the lake. The winter shot just makes it look out of place and not sinister enough.

03-09-2005, 01:24 AM	#13
floki slacking Join Date: Apr 2003 Posts: 31	Did anyone else notice that the ICBM silo is slightly tilted in the winter shot? Is this just an illusion or could the ice tilt it like that. I know that ice can be very powerful, but wouldn't it just stay that way?

03-09-2005, 03:35 AM	#14
xoxoxoBruce The future is unwritten Join Date: Oct 2002 Posts: 71,105	Comparing the angle of the flat land on the left, I'd say the camera was held differently. So maybe it's always tilted and the summer picture makes it look straight. __________________ The descent of man ~ Nixon, Friedman, Reagan, Trump.

03-10-2005, 12:28 PM	#15
OnyxCougar Junior Master Dwellar Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: Kingdom of Atlantia Posts: 2,979	There was a town in Nevada that was submerged when Hoover Dam was completed as well, and due to lower water levels, it's re-emerging as well.... http://www.library.unlv.edu/early_la...st_thomas.html (about St. Thomas) http://www.ghosttowns.com/states/nv/st.thomas.html (has pics of the town now. please ignore mentions of the "server drought".) __________________ Impotentes defendere libertatem non possunt. "Repetition does not transform a lie into a truth." ~Franklin D. Roosevelt

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