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  • Headstone from 1781 found along Cuyahoga River near Cuyahoga Falls

    05/22/2022 9:25:27 AM PDT · by SunkenCiv · 64 replies
    News5 Cleveland ^ | May 17, 2022 | Drew Scofield
    The headstone, etched with the name Thadius Peck (1711-1781), was discovered by Richard and John Ryan on April 18 as they were walking along the river looking for an old fishing spot. The two came across an "odd-shaped stone" in a clearing across from the river and took a closer look. They cleaned off the muck and moss that had grown on it, and realized it wasn't just a flat rock but a headstone for someone who had been dead for 241 years.The stone is so old, it predates the founding of Cuyahoga Falls by three decades. It's even older...