Little Cayman, Christopher Columbus, and ...Burgess Meredith?
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- Опубликовано: 8 фев 2025
- Each for his own reasons and 500 years apart, Christopher Columbus and Burgess Meredith both made landfall on the remote island of Little Cayman. In 1503, during his last voyage to the New World, Columbus landed near Snipe Point on the northeast tip of Little Cayman. About 4 miles down the North Coast, Burgess Meredith owned a cottage for more than 30 years. What is clear is that both Columbus and Mr Meredith used Little Cayman to "dry out", each in his own way.
Here's one for you, from my blog...
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To hear my grandfather (Olney) voice 20 years after his passing was emotional, to put it mildly! As a boy I made the thip to Little Cayman with him many times and stayed at the same cottage. Thanks for a great film and a look back in time! Steve Scott
This comment from Ms Bodden is typical of the ones I've been getting on my blog:
"I've watched this video a dozen times today. I'm so grateful to the two gentlemen who shot it and preserved a tiny fragment of our history, heritage and culture on a simple school project. It makes me realize that we are all historians. Thank you, thank you."
Shirley Lolita Bodden-Arch is the Business Development Advisor at Cayman Islands Department of Commerce & Investment
Definitely struck a nerve.
Your video is going viral in the Brac and Little. It's amazing!!! Thank you, thank you so much for sharing this with us.
@finpik The property is on the remote North Coast of Little Cayman across from Jacksons Pond. From my beachfront land up there, we can see the the pier into the Caribbean built out from Burgess Meredith's cottage.
@finpik There is now a ring road around the island. Up there it is 1 lane crushed shell. About half of the ring road is paved.
Yes That is Bob Banner Jr.We went to college together and when we got back to the States we had access to CBS film editing department because Bob's dad was a top executive at the time. I had a super 8 camera on Little Cayman that I shot some fun stuff of us and the house but it was stolen at the airport when we got back! Too bad, I had some great stuff...Thanks for the coordinates. I look forward to hearing from you again.
I'd love to see it and any other visual images you may have of Little c from that time.
@finpik Do you have that video from 1972? I am fascinated by old photos/moving pictures of Little c.
Thanks for sending it out. It's better than sitting on the shelf. It was your video of Dad's property and your suggestion to upload our film that inspired me. If you back to Little Cayman-do another video. I was looking on Google earth to see the house but there are 3 or 4 houses along the North Coast now. Do you know the coordinates of the house or what house it is on the Sat map?
I stayed in that cottage for a week in 1972 and shot a documentary film of Little Cayman. At the time there was no pier and no road. We got there by boat.
Burgess Meredith bought and built that cottage in the late 1960's because his friend and real estate agent, Carl Marcum said it would be a good investment. He visited a couple times in the 30+ years he owned it.
I've been trying to respond to you since early am. Hope this does not get kicked back. I uploaded your video and sent it to the Little c community. You've warmed the heart of many people around the world who have warm feelings for Little c. The current owner of Southern Cross, who is, I believe, the son of the original SC owner, positively loved it. Thanks.
I'm going to Little c for a quick trip starting April 4 and will def do another. Your dad's property on Google Earth is at 19 degrees, 42', 15.14". I have a little piece of land right next to your cottage. Since posting, your video has had over 200 hits and is constantly being viewed. Do you have any other Little Cayman visuals from that time? I have other videos from Little. I'll send them on to you. Were you down there at that time with early tv's Bob Banner's son?
Yeah I should post that film. I need to transfer it to CD. It's about 20 minutes. A college class project.
It's under "Little Cayman Island 1970 documentary"
I got the film on RUclips. It should be under "Little Cayman Island". Let me know if you get it.