Contents of memorial to mountain man Hugh Glass revealed at Neihardt event • South Dakota Searchlight A “reveal” of what a Nebraska poet hid inside a lonely monument a century ago revealed more of what Mother Nature could wreck.

A “reveal” of what a Nebraska poet hid inside a lonely monument a century ago revealed more of what Mother Nature could wreck over the span of 100 years. #JohnNeihardt #HughGlass

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Reveal planned of contents found in South Dakota monument • South Dakota Searchlight We’ll soon know whether some documents buried inside a concrete monument erected by poet/author John Neihardt 100 years ago survived three floods and decades of harsh winters on the plains of northwest South Dakota.

We’ll soon know whether some documents buried inside a concrete monument erected by poet/author #JohnNeihardt 100 years ago survived three floods and decades of harsh winters on the plains of northwest South Dakota.

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Mysterious monument for mountain man Hugh Glass has been moved to Nebraska • South Dakota Searchlight BANCROFT, Nebraska — A 3,200-pound concrete “altar of courage,” holding a mysterious and possibly valuable literary manuscript, found a new home Monday in this northeast Nebraska farm town. With the help of a powerful forklift, the monument, built by poet/author John Neihardt and others to honor the heroic crawl of mountain man Hugh Glass after […]

People hoping to find out what #JohnNeihardt might have placed inside a monument to #HughGlass have moved the monument from South Dakota to Nebraska, where they plan to open it up.

⬇️Monument for mountain man Hugh Glass has been moved to Nebraska⬇️

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Families of poet John Neihardt and South Dakota rancher seek 'silver lining' to removal of monument • South Dakota Searchlight LINCOLN, Nebraska — Later this week, a backhoe is scheduled to tear into the prairie along northwest South Dakota’s Shadehill Reservoir, removing a 100-year-old monument to the heroics of a mountain man. The removal of the small, concrete obelisk dedicated to the determination of Hugh Glass, who reportedly crawled 200 miles after surviving a vicious […]

Descendants of the poet #JohnNeihardt and a late South Dakota rancher are looking for ways to assuage concerns about the impending removal of a small monument to mountain man #HughGlass near Lemmon.

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Family of famed poet plans to breach century-old monument to unlock mystery inside • South Dakota Searchlight After gaining federal permission, the family of a famed poet/author plans to trek to a remote corner of northwest South Dakota in October to retrieve a century-old monument dedicated to a heroic mountain man.

The family of the late poet/author #JohnNeihardt plans to trek to a remote corner of northwest South Dakota in October to finally find out what might be inside a century-old monument dedicated to mountain man #HughGlass.

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Relative of famed author wants to find out what's inside mysterious South Dakota monument • South Dakota Searchlight A relative of famed author/poet John Neihardt, who led construction of a Hugh Glass monument near Lemmon, pledged to make an ownership claim and seek permission to break into the concrete marker.

A relative of the late author/poet #JohnNeihardt wants to see if there's anything inside a monument Neihardt built to #HughGlass. That's been complicated by questions of ownership, and about whether it's appropriate to crack open a historical marker.

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Group seeks to unlock mysteries surrounding South Dakota monument • South Dakota Searchlight On the plains of South Dakota lies a century-old monument to Hugh Glass holding a literary mystery and wrapped up in a legal conundrum.

Could a valuable, undiscovered literary work from #JohnNeihardt be hidden inside a remote monument to #HughGlass in South Dakota? @PaulHammelNE of @NE_Examiner reports on the mysteries surrounding the concrete capsule near Lemmon.

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