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DUGOUT CANOE THIS CANOE WAS FOUND IN 1969 AT TRI-COUNTY STATE FISH AND WILDLIFE AREA. LOCATED 1 MILE NORTH OF N WEBSTER. IT WAS FOUND BY CHAS HILL, AN EMPLOYEE OF THE AREA. IT WAS SUBMERGED ON THE WEST END OF "BARREL & ONE HALF" LAKE. ON INSPECTION BY JAMES COPE, DIRECTOR OF EARLHAM COLLEGE MUSEUM. IT WAS MADE OF YELLOW POPLAR ABOUT 200 YEARS AGO. WHICH WOULD BE LATE - 1700'S. IT WAS HOLLOWED OUT BY BURNING AND CHOPPING METHOD. THOUGH DECAYED, THE BASIC SHAPE REMAINS. CHANCES ARE IT WAS MADE BY THE INDIANS, AS IT WAS FOUND ON WHAT ONCE WAS MIAMI TERRITORY. AFTER IT WAS FOUND, IT WAS SUBMERGED IN GLYCOL FOR 6 WEEKS FOR PRESERVATION. I used the phone for this. This small museum is about a mile from where I live and has limited hours on Sunday only.. Thanks for your comments. I�ll will be catching up on my comments on your images.