Pittsburgh lawyer discovers cipher on boulder plaque in Frick Park. Paul, a Pittsburgh lawyer, discovered a metal plaque on a boulder in Frick Park in 2021 while walking his German Shepherd named Ghost The plaque contains a poem by St. John Adcock: "Come, let's go roaming. The world is all our own, and half its paths are still untrodd, and half its joys unknown..." The word "unknown" on the plaque is misspelled, missing the letter "N"
In 2021, Pittsburgh lawyer Paul found a metal plaque on a Frick Park boulder while walking his German Shepherd Ghost. The plaque features a poem by St. John Adcock, but 'unknown' is misspelled — missing its final N. Paul decoded this as an intentional cipher, kicking off a years-long investigation 🔍
Key Facts
- Paul, a Pittsburgh lawyer, discovered a metal plaque on a boulder in Frick Park in 2021 while walking his German Shepherd named Ghost
- The plaque contains a poem by St. John Adcock: "Come, let's go roaming. The world is all our own, and half its paths are still untrodd, and half its joys unknown..."
- The word "unknown" on the plaque is misspelled, missing the letter "N"
- Paul interpreted the missing letter as an intentional cipher, a cryptographic technique for encoding messages
- Frick Park is the only wilderness preserve in a major American city, gifted to Pittsburgh by Henry Clay Frick
Source: A Lawyer Found a Secret Treasure Hunt Hidden in a City Park by The Randall Carlson