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~~o—At one or two places along’ tie rocky bed of White Water are foot prints in the living-\j rock. This can also be found in one or two other rock-bed streams in Indiana. Kaeii is clearly that of u human who had waded in the mud which later became soli diked, This, in part, is the history of the famous Angel j Gabriel footprint rock at New Harmony, and i possibly of the footprint specimen which is Jin the State University. The limestone slab, j which lies in the old Owen jnrd in New Harmony, bears the footprints of a human. It was placed there one night by John Kapp, who was at the head of the first colony located at that place. His purposes were many. If is sufficient to say that his people were superstitions, that they were showing signs of rebellion to his rule, and lie wished to hold j them securely by their superstitions. He j therefore essayed the role of a second Moses. One morning the people of the colony found j two limestone slabs of great weight lying on ! their spongy sol!. Rapp came out and calling | the 1,4U0 around him, told them that Angelj vJ Gabriel had descended on the stones during j the night, and appearing to him in person,| had delivered instruct ions regarding the j ruling of the colony, lie displayed the foot
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Worthington Times
Worthington, Indiana, US
Tue, Jan 02, 1900
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