For this real photo postcard, see the
original (above), a
cropped version (below), and a detail showing the
inscription on the monument (below).
Inscription: "The Lost Children of the Alleghenies were found here, May 8, 1856, by Jacob Dibert and Harrison Whysong."
The monument was dedicated on May 8, 1906.
For information regarding the sad story of George and Joseph Cox, which took place in 1856, see the Wikipedia entry on the
Lost Children of the Alleghenies. Their story was also the subject of Alison Krauss's 2007 song, "Jacob's Dream."
