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Petrushka

(3,709 posts) Mon Oct 6, 2014, 12:22 AM Oct 2014

Evidence the Irish found West Virginia before Columbus found America

http://appalachianmagazine.com/2014/10/05/evidence-the-irish-found-west-virginia-before-columbus-found-america/

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Evidence the Irish found West Virginia before Columbus found America (Original Post) Petrushka Oct 2014 OP

There was a pretty compelling rebuttal written about this A Little Weird Oct 2014 #1

Always find stories like this fascinating theHandpuppet Oct 2014 #2

A Little Weird

(1,754 posts)

1. There was a pretty compelling rebuttal written about this

Reply to Petrushka (Original post)

Mon Oct 6, 2014, 07:18 AM

Oct 2014

It sounds like they don't really know what the petroglyphs mean (or at least not when the article was written). It would be interesting to know if any more current research had been done.

From "The West Virginia Archaeologist" -
http://cwva.org/ogam_rebutal/wirtz.html

theHandpuppet

(19,964 posts)

2. Always find stories like this fascinating

Reply to Petrushka (Original post)

Mon Oct 6, 2014, 12:06 PM

Oct 2014

I've always believed there were many explorers from around the globe who made it here before Columbus. I'm curious about any Native American folklore that might include stories about encountering some of these people. Does anyone have some to share?

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