Doug Mauck
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I'm collecting evidence that an old trail west of Topeka, KS is the Union Branch of the Oregon Trail. Today's find is a piece of antique jewelry that I found near the trail ruts in a wooded area that has never had a house nearby. The broach was in pieces when I dug it up from about 3" deep. The metal shows signs of violence as if a wheel ran over it or a horse stepped on it. There's no other reason for it to be in pieces. I glued it back together and I think it dates from the 1800's. If anyone has a more recent estimate, I'd like to hear it. The metal is brass and the 'stone' is an imitation of some kind.
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