French Leaden Plate

French Leaden Plate (HMSM4)

Location: Point Pleasant, WV 25550 Mason County
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Country: United States of America
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N 38° 50.317', W 82° 8.473'

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Washed out at Point Pleasant 1849, Planted 1749

In the year 1749, reign of Louis XV, King of France, we, Celeron, commandant of a detachment sent by Monsieur the Marquis de La Gelissoniere, Commandant-General of New France - to reestablish tranquility in some Indian villages of these cantons have buried this plate at the mouth of the Chinodashhichetha, the 18th August, near the River Ohio, otherwise beautiful river as a monument of renewal of possession which we have taken of the said river Ohio and of all of those that fall into it, and of all lands on both sides as far as the sources of said rivers; the same was enjoyed, by the preceding King of France, and that they have maintained it by their arms and by treaties especially by those of Ryswick, Utrecht and Aix-La-Chapelle.
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HM NumberHMSM4
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Year Placed1931
Placed ByColonial Dames of America, West Virginia
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Date Added Friday, September 19th, 2014 at 11:58pm PDT -07:00
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UTM (WGS84 Datum)17S E 400954 N 4299486
Decimal Degrees38.83861667, -82.14121667
Degrees and Decimal MinutesN 38° 50.317', W 82° 8.473'
Degrees, Minutes and Seconds38° 50' 19.02" N, 82° 8' 28.38" W
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Area Code(s)304
Closest Postal AddressAt or near 11 Main St, Point Pleasant WV 25550, US
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