Perhaps one of the most important reasons NOT to reject the story, is because no one BACK THEN questioned it! To me the evidence is overwhelmingly in favour that the basic story must be true. But the evidence gets even more powerful, given the fact that the State of Virginia built a monument to Maury at Goshen Pass in 1923 and put this inscription on it: "HIS INSPIRATION HOLY WRIT Psalms 8 and 107, Verses 8, 23 and 24 Ecclesiastes Chap. What did the US Naval academy know that modern skeptics don't know that would lead them to do this? The book also references an earlier newspaper story that says the same thing. In a nutshell, I find it incredible that the US Naval Institute would not only publish the story if untrue in 1929, but then puts the quote of the entire verse of Ps 8:8 "Paths of the seas" on his monument. Some have called into question the Story of Matthew Maury using the Bible as a guide to discover ocean currents. The proceeds from the sale of this little pamphlet will be used as the beginning of a fund for the erection of a monument to Commodore Maury in Richmond. He did begin his deep sea soundings as soon as he was strong enough, and found that two ridges extended from the New York coast to England, so he made charts for ships to sail over one path to England and return over the other. She chose Psalm 8, the eighth verse of which speaks of "whatsoever walketh through the paths of the sea," he repeated "the paths of the sea, the paths of the sea, if God says the paths of the sea, they are there, and if I ever get out of this bed I will find them." Maury, who had been with his father in all his work here, and urged him to write the history of it, while memory, papers and books could be referred to this carefully written, accurate paper was the result.Īt one time, when Commodore Maury was very sick, he asked one of his daughters to get the Bible and read to him. WHEN I took charge of the Georgia Room, in the Confederate Museum, in Richmond, Virginia in 1897, I found among the De Renne collection an engraving of the pleasant, intellectual face of Commodore Matthew Fontaine Maury, so I went to his son, Colonel Richard L. Oh the victory of this timeless story over those who called this the "Maury Myth"! The story has now been confirmed to be true! Dogs are allowed on the trail on a six foot leash.Matthew Fontaine Maury "Pathfinder Of Sea" Psalms 8
Watch out for poison ivy next to some sections of this trail. The Ocean Path as we know it today was aligned with the Park Loop Road by the Civilian Conservation Corps in 1933-38. The original route was first described in a guidebook as early as 1874. Climbing along the shore became known as "rocking," a popular recreational pastime. Historically, commercial advertisements promoted the rocky coast and touring the island's rock formations. The hiker has the option of retracing the trail to return to the starting point or, if traveling by the Island Explorer Bus, flagging down a bus to continue on the Park Loop Road. The trail continues around the point and ends with a view across Otter Cove with Cadillac and Dorr Mountains in the background. Rockefeller, Jr., a major contributor to the park. Just before the point there is a plaque to John D. It rejoins the Park Loop Road at Otter Point. Just past Otter Cliffs the trail turns away from the road and continues to provide dramatic views of the coastline and ocean. Here the path reconnects briefly with the road. Continuing on the Ocean Path, the path enters the forest and continues to a picturesque point with a bell buoy to warn sailors of a shallow shoal just off Otter Cliff. Across the road from Monument Cove is the Gorham Mountain Trailhead. The trail continues past Monument Cove, named for its sea stack, a vertical stack of granite isolated from the cliff by erosion. During the summer, there are restrooms and a gift shop with snacks across from Thunder Hole. The escaping air can make a thundering sound.
When there are large ocean swells, on an incoming tide, the waves trap air in the cave.
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If the parking lot is full when you arrive, please choose another trail.įrom above Sand Beach it is an easy 0.7 mile walk to Thunder Hole, a shallow sea cave. Use Maine Trail Finder to identify other nearby trails.
Consider visiting outside of peak periods. This is a busy trail system, especially on weekends between 9AM-4PM.
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