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dearborn independent (dearborn, mich.) 1901-1927 — strange footprints

Date of account: Newspaper page published 1921-09-17
Location: dearborn, michigan, united states
Source: Chronicling America paranormal and anomalous-report excerpts
Reference: dearborn independent (dearborn, mich.) 1901-1927 · 1921-09-17 · page 15
Rights: public_domain
Language: English OCR
Record updated: 2026-08-24

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A 1921-09-17 newspaper page contains wording relevant to “strange footprints”. This is historical reporting or commentary preserved by the Library of Congress; it is not treated as verification that the described event occurred.

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... the earth, or in the strange footprints that were seen em bedded in the rocks. And it is to our credit that the scientists of the United States were quick to realize that they had a key to the past, and began to excavate in the earth where they believed they would find the re mains of the ancient animals. "The now famous tracks in the 'brown stone' of the Connecticut Valley seem to have first been seen by Pliny Moody in 1802," says Dr. Lucas, "when he plowed up a specimen on his farm, showing small imprints, which later on were popularly called Noah's raven. The discovery passed without remark until, in 1835, the ...

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