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Thursday, Aug. 13, 2020 — Shelton-Mason County Journal — Page A—15 A crew working on the new football field at Shel- ton High School recently unearthed the rem- nants of a car, shining a light on a local legend thathas persisted for more than 50 years. Photos courtesy of the She/ton School District‘ Robert Herron, She/ton School District facilities director, on mystery of the unearthed car MyStery: Swamp car, racer ohperhaps, a timescapsule continued from page A-1 Herron said he felt “obli- gated” to tell every contractor working on the site about the legends. “Up until the football field project, I think each of the contractors was a little disappointed that they did not discover the mystery swamp car,” he wrote. “The contractor that ended up’find- ing the car was teasing me just the week before, calling it Robert’s myth car.” The Journal asked members of the social media page “Well, You Might Be From Shelton If ...” to share knowledge or theories about the mystery car. “It was an old orchard and lots junk before the new high school was built,” wrote Shelton resident Terry Roberts Mills. Mike Fox noted that Vic Wright owned a junkyard nearby that cov- ered much of Island Lake Manor. “There was a racetrack built around the wrecking yard where all the guys worked on the race cars and stuff,” he wrote. “Schnitzer, Diggles and many of Shelton’s race ‘car drivers were always around Entertainment for kids was force stripping off the hood of a car and then having Vic or Dad tow us around the racetrack like we were, inner tubing on the lake.” Did one of those race cars end up un- der the football field? Other Shelton natives believe they can pinpoint the culprits. “I believe it was the Class of ’73,” wrote Shelton High School alumnus Kathy McDowell, now a member of the Shelton City Council. “Had to put in the ground while the football field was be—_ ing constructed. I believe it was like a time capsule.” “I heard it was from the Class of ’75, the last class to graduate from Irene Reed High School,” wrote Joey Dowty Wilkerson. “They wanted to leave their mark. I was told that’s the story I re- member and I’m stickin’ to it.” Kelli Vander Wal Dahman offers a‘ provocative theory. “Remember when Bonnie and Clyde’s car came to town? Maybe they buried it up there? I read somewhere that it’s whereabouts is unknown.” No one has identified the make or the model of the unearthed car. “The contractor could not really tell if it was a car in whole that had dete- riorated substantially over time or was just buried pieces of a car or cars,” Her- ron wrote. “Because all that was found really was a pile of parts.” ‘ i No other items have been found un- derground on the campus. Maybe the car was abandoned in the swamp and was just filled over, Herron said. “No matter what the actual truth is, the myth will live on,” he said.