Local history Thread

[Maserati]

^the road to the devil's woodyard still in that bad condition?

[MG Man]

it supposed to have been paved some years ago
I haven't been since I was like 7 or 8 years old
That place used to creep the sheit outta me.........I heard it's now only safe in groups

tunerlime?

[SR]

road still not so great
pas thru it a couple years ago on a rally run

but good idead for a :know yuh country" tuner lime

[MG Man]

^^^^yeah boi SR, some ah de tunerlime contingent cud use ah mud mask

[SR]

yu pickin on feuners again

[MG Man]

I was thinkin larafan, buh since yuh point that out

[MG Man]

aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaanywaaaaaaaaaayyyyyyyyyy

another interesting spot in south is the old railway tunnel in Tabaquite.....don't know much about its history, but it's pretty cool

There's a WW2 bunker peeping out the side of a hill in Claxton Bay....looks like a munitions bunker somebody exposed by accident while doing an excavation.....not sure if it was ever opened....anybody know more about this?

...........I know a giy who uncovered some old cannons in Rio Claro, of all places.....the kind you would notmally find defending acoastal garrison.......not sure if they ever removed them tho.........

[SR]

probably moved long tim now


how about a tuner lime to the military museum

would be a good place to start since we on world war 2 etc


how many people know the importance of chaguarams for world war 2 and what was kept there

as well as macaripe

[tr1ad]

the govt decleared it a historical site and that was the end of it


they were supposed to open it up but it never came to pass as yet...


which part of rio claro mg?

[MG Man]

SR, not a bad idea
The curator is a cool dude and he is amazingly knowledgeable.....

tr1ad, not sure of the exact location...the problem was getting a hiab or crane off the road to lift them......those mortar cannons are HEAVY...........nobody moving them so easy

Here's one...........in the remote reaches of Brasso Seco village is a turn-of-the-century STEAM-POWERED steam roller.........we think they left it there after paving the original road......been there so long that trees have grown up around it and it's trapped.......not to mention the thing is huge.........you need TRUCKS to move the pieces after you disassemble it and cut down a few trees! Funny thing is, it is prolly still under government ownership The village itself is really nice.....quiet, picturesque, and is the start of the Madamas and Double River Falls trails............I always enjoy talking to the locals.............it's a dying village tho.....it's tiny and the young folks are leaving to seek employment in the towns.....agriculture and subsistence just not cuttin it..........tragic

[eurogirl]

aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaanywaaaaaaaaaayyyyyyyyyy

another interesting spot in south is the old railway tunnel in Tabaquite.....don't know much about its history, but it's pretty cool

There's a WW2 bunker peeping out the side of a hill in Claxton Bay....looks like a munitions bunker somebody exposed by accident while doing an excavation.....not sure if it was ever opened....anybody know more about this?

...........I know a giy who uncovered some old cannons in Rio Claro, of all places.....the kind you would notmally find defending acoastal garrison.......not sure if they ever removed them tho.........

wayss cool !! didn't kno abt the cannons in rio

[MG Man]

few people do............it was an accidental discovery............nobody really sure why they there, cuz there's no evidence of fortifications

[Greypatch]

i want to go down and see that roller...

[MG Man]

me too.............Kamikaze's dad is the one who did the detective work to track it down....he really wanted to unearth and restore it.....he's a real Steam Engine buff
I'll call him and see what we can arrange

[IMPREZZING]

probably moved long tim now


how about a tuner lime to the military museum

would be a good place to start since we on world war 2 etc


how many people know the importance of chaguarams for world war 2 and what was kept there

as well as macaripe

Submarines i think.

[MG Man]

yup
all those small bays were dredged to hide and park u-boats

The western part of the northern range is also dotted with hidden bunkers, some of which are rumored to be still sealed, hiding Harleys and sportscars kept by American troops stationed here

[tr1ad]

i know there's an old WWII sub off of tobago

[MG Man]

there's also a WW2 fighter plan sunk off the chaguaramas coast

[Smokey]

Don't know if this is common knowledge or not, but in Moruga, la lune side...there are old paved platforms at the top of one of the hills, where there used to be some anti aircraft artillery for the americans during WWII

[MG Man]

there are WW2 constructs all over the country
There used to be a control tower of sorts in Couva, but it was ripped apart years ago for building materials...........

[Maserati]

the military museum is worth a visit,lots of interesting stuff.
who up for a trek thru the forest to uncover some WWII bunkers?
Think between Trinidad and Tobago that area of ocean was called Torpedo Alley.

[tr1ad]

d amt ah stuff under the waters is amazing


beside WWII

stuff from the 18th century

[MG Man]

[quote="Maserati"]
who up for a trek thru the forest to uncover some WWII bunkers?
quote]

restricted access............u don't want the Army guys to catch u
Cannot even get permits under the guise of any historical society

[Team Loco]

Time to find some of thos old units, fix em and dex em, like what mg man did.

[Rory Phoulorie]

yup
all those small bays were dredged to hide and park u-boats

The western part of the northern range is also dotted with hidden bunkers, some of which are rumored to be still sealed, hiding Harleys and sportscars kept by American troops stationed here

There are a few bunkers along Morne St. Catherine Road in Chaguaramas. If I knew what they might have had in store, I probably would have tried to open up a few when I was working down there a few years back.

[Team Loco]

Funny enough I was looking through a history book at briko air yesterday, written by historian Micheal Anthony. It was a complete history of trinidad,s contribution to the war. Will try to find out the name of it.


Btw, who remember the great fire of port of spain? All caused by a chemist who left his unattended lamp in his outhouse?

[Rory Phoulorie]

I went to the Museum in POS in December 2006 to kill some time while I was waiting on my car to be serviced. To be quite honest, it was a worthwhile trip as it had some interesting information on and historical artifacts for Trinidad and Tobago.

[joker]

there are old paved platforms at the top of one of the hills, where there used to be some anti aircraft artillery for the americans during WWII

yup.

[Skanky]

What they said above + Heard somewhere that Wallers used to be the base for recuperation for soldiers returning from or prepping for WWII.Used to drop them off there give them some rum to drink and let them frolick for a few weeks before sending them off either home or to fight again....thus leading to Angostura's claim to fame as they used to send them a bottle of rum each.

Also the white/cream statue that you see on the way to Maracas in Santa Cruz on the left side of the road was built by Venezuelans living in trini back in the day.They say it haunted and two slaves buried at its base along with some gold and yadda yadda but I just typing of the top of my head here.

Since we on history if anyone can get the old local tv series Cross Country for me I will gladly pay money for that...and we talking Ralph Maraj,Vashtee Achibar and the other fella whose name escapes me...that is TV series!

[MG Man]

there are old paved platforms at the top of one of the hills, where there used to be some anti aircraft artillery for the americans during WWII

yup.

can we go? can we go? huh? huh?