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1979 Georgia Message in a Bottle From James H. Fort SOLVED!

26 Saturday Nov 2022

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1979 Message in a Bottle Unmasks Georgia’s Intriguing James H. Fort

43 years ago in the foggy past, on September 22nd, 1979, James H. Fort embarked in his sailboat from Columbus, Georgia and tossed an enchanting message in a bottle into the Chattahoochee River. Incredibly, Sting and the Police had just released “Message in a Bottle” on September 7th, just two weeks earlier. I doubt it was playing over the radio as Fort tossed his bottle overboard since it didn’t become popular in the USA until a bit later, but still, that’s a nice little coincidence, don’t you think?

Anyway, after 39 years, James H. Fort’s message was found by the Bland family of Georgetown, Georgia in 2018. Sadly, Georgia’s WRBL, who first reported the story, and the Blands themselves were unable to find James H. Fort, or even any information on him. This has bothered me every day since then. I don’t like admitting defeat, just because a message in a bottle is old…

A little while after the Bland family’s incredible find, I reported on a 50 year old message in a bottle, also from a Georgia author, that my dad found. Amazingly, we connected with the author of that 1970 message in a bottle. This all got me thinking recently that I should dive back into this story to see if I could help. Who was James H. Fort anyway? And why did he send this message in a bottle? Could social media come to the rescue and help us find the sender of this message in a bottle?

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1979 Message in a Bottle Found From “His Majesty’s Servant James H. Fort, Captain of the Vessel Squirene”

02 Friday Mar 2018

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1979 Message in a Bottle Found in Forest near Georgetown, Georgia

When you think “1979” and “message in a bottle,” chances are that you are thinking of… Well… you know… Sting’s song, “Message in a Bottle”! It’s a great song, but there is a real message in a bottle from 1979 that needs our attention. This one is so bizarre as to be nearly unbelievable–and that is exactly what makes it so magical! Definitely one for the message in a bottle museum 🙂 [UPDATE: I solved this bottle! Get the background on this story below, then check out the man behind the message here!]

The Bland family was walking through the Georgia woods in 2018, picking up old glass bottles to turn into wind chimes, when they stumbled upon an amazing message in a bottle from 1979, according to WRBL News in Georgia. Scroll on down for their video of the find.

Christopher and Emily Bland of Georgia with Family and message in a bottle they found

Christopher and Emily Bland with their kids and the message in a bottle they found from James H. Fort, sent in 1979. Photo: Screenshot from WRBL News.

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