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SunkenCiv and I have signed the petition to have our Prince Madoc plaque re-installed at Fort Morgan.

"We the undersigned are petitioning the Alabama Parks Department to return the commemorative plaque for the Welsh Prince Madoc (Madog) to the original spot on Mobile Bay. The plaque was erected in 1953 by the Daughters of the American Revolution commemorating the theory that a Welsh prince and his followers were the first Europeans to set foot on the North American continent. The plaque reads In memory of Prince Madog, a Welsh explorer, who landed on the shores of Mobile Bay in 1170 and left behind, with the Indians, the Welsh language. Plaques have been erected at the ancient port of Aber-Kerrik at Rhos-on-Sea in North Wales where Prince Madog was to have departed on his expedition. Shouldn't there be one where he was to have landed?"

Thanks for the link. Blwydden Newydd Dda! Cyru am Bydd! It's a wonderful country. Too bad that it is so steeped in socialism that I could never consider living there. I'm thankful that my great grandfather had to foresight to escape the wicked English landlords and mine owners. My family made a living making shoes, tending sheep, butchering sheep, selling wool and mining lead. My great great grandmother urged my great grandfather to "avoid the evil shoe business". He followed her recommendation and made a fine living in the US as a metallurgist assisting the railroads and mining businesses.