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Sherman A1

(38,958 posts) Wed Apr 20, 2022, 09:52 AM Apr 2022

April 20 1769 - The great Ottawa Chief Pontiac was assassinated

by a Peoria warrior near Cahokia, Illinois, apparently in revenge after Pontiac had stabbed his uncle. Pontiac was buried in St. Louis, near the present site of Broadway and Market. He is best remembered for sparking a revolt of the Northwest tribes against the British in 1763.

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April 20 1769 - The great Ottawa Chief Pontiac was assassinated (Original Post) Sherman A1 Apr 2022 OP

Little knowing that his head would become a hood ornament. Sneederbunk Apr 2022 #1

This message was self-deleted by its author Chin music Apr 2022 #2

i know the guy who runs the rock shop there. mopinko Apr 2022 #3

This message was self-deleted by its author Chin music Apr 2022 #4

actually my son knows him better than i. mopinko Apr 2022 #5

This message was self-deleted by its author Chin music Apr 2022 #6

always good to go on a solstice. mopinko Apr 2022 #7

Sneederbunk

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1. Little knowing that his head would become a hood ornament.

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Wed Apr 20, 2022, 11:08 AM

Apr 2022

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mopinko

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3. i know the guy who runs the rock shop there.

Reply to Chin music (Reply #2)

Wed Apr 20, 2022, 05:04 PM

Apr 2022

amazing collection, and a man of many stories.

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mopinko

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5. actually my son knows him better than i.

Reply to Chin music (Reply #4)

Wed Apr 20, 2022, 08:44 PM

Apr 2022

he's as interested in the ancient history as the native history. his personal collection belongs in the smithsonian. soooo many fossils.
mostly he and i have talked about the kid, lol.

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mopinko

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7. always good to go on a solstice.

Reply to Chin music (Reply #6)

Wed Apr 20, 2022, 09:03 PM

Apr 2022

always a celebration.

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