Episode airs Saturday, Photo gallery available after show
ROCKWALL (December 11, 2013) America Unearthed will air the “Great Wall of Texas” – an episode about the mysterious underground rock wall formation for which Rockwall, TX is named – this Saturday December 14th at 9PM EST/8PM CST on the H2 network.
Show host and forensic geologist Scott Wolter will explore if the wall is man-made or a natural formation, a mystery that has gone unsolved since the discovery of the wall in the 1850’s.
Check local listings for the channel number and additional air dates and times. Learn more about the show by visiting history.com/shows/america-unearthed.
Encore showing
The Rockwall County Historical Foundation will have an encore showing of the episode at their fundraiser “Dinner and a Movie” on January 19, 2014. Come out and enjoy a delicious BBQ dinner followed by the show at Utley Middle School. Tickets are $20 and reservations must be made in advance by calling the museum at 972-722-1507 or emailing rockwallhistory@gmail.com.
Photos of the rock wall
Images of the rock wall will be available to view or purchase, but only after the airing of Saturday’s episode of America Unearthed. Visit Jack Palmer Photography on Facebook after the show for the link to the rock wall photo gallery. Blue Ribbon News will also be sharing the link. (Shown: photo of dig site by Jack Palmer Photography). Also, visit www.jackpalmerphotos.com to see all of his images of North Texas.
Brown Bag Lecture on ‘Pearl Harbor’
The Rockwall County Historical Foundation will hold its final Brown Bag meeting of 2013 on Friday, December 13 at noon at the historic, downtown Courthouse. The program will be the prerecorded presentation by Jim Leavelle of his presence at the bombing of Pearl Harbor on Dec. 7, 1941. Leavelle was aboard the USS Whitney when the attack occurred. Don’t miss this eyewitness account of the historic “day that will go down in infamy.”
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Q&A with North Texas photographer Jack Palmer
Submitted by Carolyn Francisco, President RCHF.
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