[Bellflower]

Does anyone have any more info on the resting cross symbol?

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I haven't been able to learn anything about the resting or reclining cross. The Jesuits used an image of three nails beneath the IHS and cross monogram.

If this was left by La Salle it would make sense that he would use a Christian sign but not the Jesuit version. The Society of Jesus sought to monopolize trade and exploration throughout the upper Great Lakes and treated all others as rivals.

In some circles it was common practice to post the IHS symbol above entries and gates. The Ellington Stone was found near the high ground of the portage from McKee Creek to Cedar Creek, from the Illinois River drainage to the Mississippi River drainage. Just the type of location where a shelter might be built and consecrated with a Christian symbol over the doorway.