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The strange lead plate buried in West Virginia that helped start a world war
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The strange lead plate buried in West Virginia that helped start a world war
POINT PLEASANT, W.Va. — On Aug. 18, 1749, French soldiers stopped at the mouth of the Great Kanawha River in present-day Point Pleasant and buried a lead plate beneath an elm tree—a declaration of ownership in a territorial struggle that, within five years, would draw a young George Washington into combat and help ignite a war fought around the world. The plate bore an extraordinary claim. In the name of King Louis XV, France asserted possession…
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