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Found brass compass with blue pin near Riverfront Park
Parkersburg-Marietta
Found
listing
Posted
3 months
ago
Description
I found a small brass compass this morning around 10:15am on a park bench by the fountain in Riverfront Park, near the gazebo on 2nd Street in Parkersburg. It’s about 1.25 inches across, with a worn brass finish and a little blue enamel pin shaped like a compass rose attached to a frayed brown leather lanyard. On the back there’s a faint engraving: 'A.J.'. It looked like it belonged to someone who cared about travel, and I figured the owner would be missing it. If this sounds like yours, drop me a line and we’ll figure out the best way to get it back to you.
Approximate found location
Parkersburg-Marietta
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