HeathAndLace t1_j7dh9w1 wrote on February 6, 2023 at 12:00 AM Reply to comment by whyenn in Lead Plates and Land Claims in North America and Europe: When did the practice begin of burying lead plates to establish ownership of land, and why did it die out, and was it ever used successfully in a court of law to establish ownership? by whyenn Different French expedition, but there was a lead plate buried overlooking the Missouri River at what is now known at the Verendrye Site in South Dakota in 1743. It was discovered during the early part of the 1900s. https://wikipedia.org/wiki/Verendrye_Site Permalink Parent 6
HeathAndLace t1_j7dh9w1 wrote
Reply to comment by whyenn in Lead Plates and Land Claims in North America and Europe: When did the practice begin of burying lead plates to establish ownership of land, and why did it die out, and was it ever used successfully in a court of law to establish ownership? by whyenn
Different French expedition, but there was a lead plate buried overlooking the Missouri River at what is now known at the Verendrye Site in South Dakota in 1743. It was discovered during the early part of the 1900s.
https://wikipedia.org/wiki/Verendrye_Site