The Feb. 7, 2008, Fredericksburg (Va) Free Lance Star reported that the Salem, Massachusetts Marine Society, after 146 years, has done an about-face on its long-held shun of Matthew Maury because of his Confederate service.
The organization, founded in 1766. list of former and current members reads like a who's who of American maritime history. But, recently the APVA (Association for the Preservation of Virginia Antiquities) found Maury's portrait upside-down and facing the wall with a plaque branding him as a traitor.
The self-taught genius revolutionized ocean travel with his exhaustive study of oceanographic and meteorological data has been restored to his honors by the organization.
It Was About Time. --Old B-Runner
The Battle of Fort Fisher, N.C.
