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One of two stones at this location with cylindrical holes drilled in!!!!!! Reputed to have been made by 19th century lead miners who filled them gunpowder to fire as stone guns at local weddings ......... unless of course someone knows different.

Hoarstones

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Submitted bykakasnarta
AddedSep 16 2005
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One of two stones at this location with cylindrical holes drilled in!!!!!! Reputed to have been made by 19th century lead miners who filled them gunpowder to fire as stone guns at local weddings ......... unless of course someone knows different.

Posted Comments:

Thorgrim (2005-09-17)
"Here's looking at you kid" - the eyes have it!
AngieLake (2005-09-18)
It's that blank stare......... firing blanks causes it, obviously!

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