- Last Updated on Thursday, 30 March 2017 00:15
“The Mystery of the Peters Creek Stone and Is Local Connection” is the subject of the April 24 meeting of the Peters Creek Historical Society. The presenter is Mr. Leonard Marraccini, vice president of the historical society and curator of the Mine History Room at the Enoch Wright House.
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Mr. Marraccini is a graduate of University of Pittsburgh with a BS in physics and post-graduate work in acoustics. He retired after a forty-year career with US Bureau of Mines and Mine Safety and Health Administration. His research into the mystery of the Peters Creek Stone has been a focus directed to unfolding the mystery that surrounds it.
This strangely carved stone was found in 1894 by a railroad crew working near the mouth of Peters Creek. The stone was taken to Monongahela and changed ownership several times afterward. Where is the stone’s final destination? Who were its owners? Why did it travel and what are the numerous theories surrounding it?
The public is welcome to join the society and its speaker for answers on Monday, April 24, at 7:30 p.m. at Wrights United Methodist Church, 788 Venetia Road, Venetia. For more information, call 724-746-3203.
