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@@ -49,30 +49,33 @@ Saintonge's *Norombegue*, eventually merged into a single myth, canonized by
the cartographer Gastaldi, of an advanced Native American city whose manners
were closer to those of Europe than their neighbors.[@KirsNor98, 41]
Eben Norton Horsford was a chemist working in Cambridge, best known for his
invention of modern baking powder.[@JackHors92, 343] In addition to his work,
he showed some interest in history and archaeology throughout his life. He
would collect fossils around his father's farm in Moscow (now Leister), New
York where he grew up,[@JackHors92, 340] and became interested in learning the
language of the Seneca Indians[@JackHors92, 340], to which his father worked as
a missionary.[@JackHors92, 103] Later, he would often visit his wife's family
estate on Shelter Island, New York.[@AdamsMemBiog08, 104] There, he became
interested in the island's history and "erected a monument to the Quakers, who
found shelter there from Puritan persecution."[@AdamsMemBiog08, 104] He would
later repeat this pattern of investigation and monument building in
Massachusetts. Horsford is most remembered for his contribution to baking
science. He is credited for the invention of modern baking powder in 1861,
which did not involve a fermentation step.[@HorsBread61] He then founded the
Rumford Chemical Works, named after the position he held at Harvard, and made a
fortune[@JackHors92, 343] selling his invention and cookbooks which used
it.[@HorsCook77] While in Cambridge, Horsford became very interested in the
possibility of Vikings in New England. This not an unheard of idea at the
time,[@FlemPicHist95, 1079] but Horsford would bring much more publicity and
become its foremost supporter. In 1887,[@HorsDisc87, 10] Horsford wrote the
dedication for a large bronze statue of Erickson,[@GuttVal18, 86] commending
him for his early discovery of America. He doesn't stop just there, though; he
additionally asserts Leif sailed south after making the continent, all the way
to Cape Cod. He explains his reasoning:
Over the centuries to follow, more accurate maps were drawn revealing Norumbega
not as the advanced society it was believed but only "a settlement on the outer
Penobscot shore."[@KirsNor98, 55] Still, the myth lay dormant, disproven yet
still alluring. Enter Eben Norton Horsford, a chemist working in Cambridge,
Massachusetts. Best known for his invention of modern baking
powder,[@JackHors92, 343] he had long harbored in interest in history and
archaeology. He would collect fossils around his father's farm in Moscow (now
Leister), New York where he grew up,[@JackHors92, 340] and became interested in
learning the language of the Seneca Indians[@JackHors92, 340], to which his
father worked as a missionary.[@JackHors92, 103] Later, he would often visit
his wife's family estate on Shelter Island, New York.[@AdamsMemBiog08, 104]
There, he became interested in the island's history and "erected a monument to
the Quakers, who found shelter there from Puritan
persecution."[@AdamsMemBiog08, 104] He would later repeat this pattern of
investigation and monument building with Norumbega Tower in Massachusetts.
Horsford's most famous accomplishment, and how he was able to fund these
projects, would come in 1856 with his invention of a revolutionary new baking
powder recipe without a fermentation step.[@JackHors92, 343] He founded the
Rumford Chemical Works, named after the Rumford Professorship position he held
at Harvard, which would make him a fortune.[@JackHors92, 343] While in
Cambridge, Horsford became very interested in the possibility of Vikings in New
England. This not an unheard of idea at the time,[@FlemPicHist95, 1079] but
Horsford would bring much more publicity and become its foremost supporter. In
1887,[@HorsDisc87, 10] Horsford wrote the dedication for a large bronze statue
of Erickson,[@GuttVal18, 86] commending him for his early discovery of America.
He doesn't stop just there, though; he additionally asserts Leif sailed south
after making the continent, all the way to Cape Cod. He explains his reasoning:
> ...if you will be kind enough to hold up to your mind's eye, now for a
> moment, any familiar map of North America. Look at the east coast. From