tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20637018.post3812543316298699342..comments2024-03-09T13:49:36.566-06:00Comments on Prairie Bluestem: Pilot Rock RevisitedGenevieve Netzhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08004780820713448880noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20637018.post-63853802146313797892009-04-22T08:19:00.000-05:002009-04-22T08:19:00.000-05:00I think Pilot Rock was owned by the USDA at one ti...I think Pilot Rock was owned by the USDA at one time. However, I have heard from several sources that it is now privately owned. I doubt if the landowner will be able to keep people off the property unless he guards it day and night. The litter there is terrible. It is shameful that people are so careless and thoughtless.<br /><br />I'm sorry to hear about your blog! It was doing so well! Maybe you'll decide to do it again someday.Genevieve Netzhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08004780820713448880noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20637018.post-34713063727426004392009-04-20T10:53:00.000-05:002009-04-20T10:53:00.000-05:00I climbed it three weeks ago!
I have MS and just ...I climbed it three weeks ago! <br />I have MS and just had to do it because I'd always heard daddy and my brothers talk about it. I took my three boys who are begging to go again. I'm just uncertain...whose property it is and whether we should. The scariest part for me was the broken shards of glass ALL over it and around it. The view was incredible to say the least and I got amazing photos.<br />This is the former "shabbyinthecity"...I stopped my blog and have blocked everyone rather than deleting it because it serves as photo storage :)ShabbyInTheCityhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14091272622098491527noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20637018.post-68932478688415206132008-03-22T18:53:00.000-05:002008-03-22T18:53:00.000-05:00My family ancestors were among the first pioneers ...My family ancestors were among the first pioneers to north Christian county and settled around Pilot Rock on a large grant of land. Others came with them in a wagon train and on horses from North Carolina. The family story that is supported by Meachams book on the County, is that it received that name becuase of its role in guiding early explorers to the area. It served as a navigational landmark for those moving westward into the Indian territories of Kentucky. The other great feature was the pure natural spring water flowing around the base at the NW side (back) a short distance away that provided drinking pure water for the pioneers rather than using the river water.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20637018.post-88986280579862639312007-04-30T17:34:00.000-05:002007-04-30T17:34:00.000-05:00We used to have a log house here, and I'm sure the...We used to have a <A HREF="http://prairiebluestem.blogspot.com/2007/01/end-of-log-house.html" REL="nofollow">log house</A> here, and I'm sure there must have been a few coins dropped over the years. We need a treasure-finding cat!Genevieve Netzhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08004780820713448880noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20637018.post-88456649416895322762007-04-30T10:13:00.000-05:002007-04-30T10:13:00.000-05:00I almost laughed out loud when I first read the pr...I almost laughed out loud when I first read the previous comment, "There were cats who offered to dowse for buried gold..." I was visualizing kitty-cats sniffing around and digging for buried gold. lolRunawayimaginationhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11392405682285496123noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20637018.post-62521861468846122092007-04-28T12:24:00.000-05:002007-04-28T12:24:00.000-05:00That's a very good point, PT, and I wouldn't doubt...That's a very good point, PT, and I wouldn't doubt that the treasure craze of the 1800's played a part in the Pilot Rock stories that circulate.<BR/><BR/>I think that's an established fact about Joseph Smith being a treasure hunter, though various churches associated with him may deny it. <BR/><BR/>I am fairly familiar with J.S. as my husband has read at least 20 books about him. When Dennis reads a book, he shares so much that it's very similar to reading the book myself!Genevieve Netzhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08004780820713448880noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20637018.post-56045668832802797932007-04-28T11:02:00.000-05:002007-04-28T11:02:00.000-05:00Could these tales of buried money be a part of the...Could these tales of buried money be a part of the 'money digging' craze that swept the country in the early to mid 1800's? There were cats who offered to dowse for buried gold and suckers that paid them for the service and sometimes for fake maps. <BR/><BR/>It was quite popular, ordinary folks organized parties to go hunting treasure. A debate persists among the concerned that Joseph Smith, the founder of Mormonism, got his start as a money digger.ptghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15079577478993790527noreply@blogger.com