Posts Tagged ‘18th century’
The Day the Earth Burped: Solway Moss’s Dramatic Eruption of 1771
This botanical history post was featured on The Daily Gardener podcast: Click here to see the complete show notes for this episode. November 17, 1771 On this day, nature unleashed a most peculiar and terrifying spectacle that would have made even the most stoic of gardeners tremble in their muddy boots. The ancient Solway Moss,…
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