71. Amateur Historian Finds Bronze Age Standing Stone in Backyard
Location: Stroud, Gloucestershire, England
The Year 2001 was Discovered
Est. Prices: Valueless
In 2000, an amateur historian started looking for the Horestone. It is a Bronze Age Standing Stone. Stephen Davis, a historian who began his search for the Horestone in 2000 after hundreds of years since it had been “lost,” first mentioned it during the 1100s.
Davis, along with his historian friend Clare Forbes discovered the Horestone in Davis’ backyard. The standing stone is a Bronze Age grave dating back to around 2,500 B.C. Davis was relieved to find the Horestone in perfect condition. It’s believed that it has magic properties. Davis stated that the Horestone, even thousands of years later, still had an atmosphere similar to a “pagan temple.”
72. Seattle Underground Tour Reveals abandoned city
Seattle Location
Date of Discovery: 1889
Est. Estimated Value: 8 million dollars*
You should take the Seattle Underground Tour if you ever find yourself in Seattle. Interconnecting tunnels under Seattle include a series of subterranean hallways and corridors. Basements are also included. You can still see the remains of houses, shops, and hotels that once stood in underground Seattle.
All of these wood buildings stood at ground-level in the middle 1800s until a fire that started 1889 by an accident caused by a woodworker at a stove decimated them. The Great Seattle Fire cost more than $8 million and destroyed over 25 blocks. The streets of the old city were buried, but not forgotten, during the reconstruction.
