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[ASA Vet]

it will change our perception of Illinois history dramatically

Let's keep Clam. If one Frog beat another there by two whole years makes no difference and certainly isn't dramatic news.

[spinestein]

[What's certain is that something's written in the stone. What's less certain is whether the markings have any historical significance.]




"Whosoever pulleth the sword from this stone...."

[SunkenCiv]

Thanks GoLightly. Obviously a fake by some local farmer of French ancestry. ;')

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[concentric circles]

The two-inch-thick slab of limestone — a foot high and eight inches across — captured Cook's attention because of the markings carved onto its surface, including:

* The letters "IHS" (a Greek abbreviation for Jesus) with a small cross extending up from the "H."

* A larger cross below the letters in a unique "reclining" position.

* The numerals "1671."

[Hell to pay]

From what I understand, it has to be the real deal. The markings translate to "On this day in 1671, we surrender."

[fso301]

Who is to say he wasn't there in 1681, was feeling mischievous and carved 1671?

[ClearCase_guy]

"it's going to kind of take the wind out of the stone's sails."

Tortured metaphor alert!

[syriacus]

LaSalle, Dictionary of Canadian biography. Discussion of his whereabouts in 1671 starts around paragraph 10 and goes on for about 10 or 12 paragraphs.

[Raycpa]

Early efforts at fauxtology.

[Sacajaweau]

If the carving was done in 1675, it blows the old thing. Proving "about" 300 years old means nothing. And limestone?? pretty soft stuff.

[CodeToad]