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Show Ancient Plate Prized by Historical Society The Verendrye plate, a square bit of leaden plate. Is said to be the most celebrated bit of matter In South Dakota's Da-kota's history. It reposes In the Capitol Capi-tol building at Pierre, In possession of the South Dakota Historical society. It was found burled In the earth near Pierre In 1017. , This remarkable plate was prepared either In France or In Montreal at the request of the older Verendrye, and In anticipation of the expedition of 1741, which had been planned by his eldest son Pierre, Into the Mandan country In the far wilderness of America. It Is thought that the explorers ex-plorers planted the plate on the banks of the Missouri, opposite what Is now Pierre, on the hill where It was found. It bears, translated from French, this Inscription: "In the tweniy-slxth year of the reign of Louis XV, the most Illustrious Illustri-ous Lord, the Lord Marquis of Beau-I Beau-I harnols being Viceroy, 1751, Pierre Gaultier de Laverendrye placed this." Detroit News. |