That's the kind of detail we're aimin' for!
No, I did not know that, and how awesome to know that now.
The stones are carved with troop names.
They had been used in the construction of a small stone fort to fight the indians from.
Later the the Erikkson family used some of the carved the stones to construct the fireplace at faraway ranch. The original fort lies within the walls of the ranchhouse to this day