bluecat
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- Feb 21, 2007
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Below is part of a story about lead plates buried by the French in Venango County. Follow the link for the complete story. These plates would be an awesome find!!!
In the summer of 1749 a French expedition headed by Bienville de Celoron (Pierre J. Celeron) traveled down the Allegheny River and laid claim to the territory for the French. At important locations, lead plates were buried, claiming the lands for the French King. One of the sites selected was the Indian God Rock, and the following entry appears in de Celoron's diary for 3 August 1749: "Buried a lead plate on the south (sic) bank of the Ohio river, four leagues below the Riviere Aux Boeufs (French Creek), opposite a bald mountain and near a large stone on which are many figures crudely engraved.
http://www.pa-roots.com/~venango/indiangodrock1.shtml
In the summer of 1749 a French expedition headed by Bienville de Celoron (Pierre J. Celeron) traveled down the Allegheny River and laid claim to the territory for the French. At important locations, lead plates were buried, claiming the lands for the French King. One of the sites selected was the Indian God Rock, and the following entry appears in de Celoron's diary for 3 August 1749: "Buried a lead plate on the south (sic) bank of the Ohio river, four leagues below the Riviere Aux Boeufs (French Creek), opposite a bald mountain and near a large stone on which are many figures crudely engraved.
http://www.pa-roots.com/~venango/indiangodrock1.shtml
