Plymouth Rock fragment with painted inscription, 1830

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Description:

In the early 1800s, tourists visiting Plymouth Rock were provided a hammer so that they could take a piece of the rock as a souvenir. By 1880, what was left of the rock was fenced off within a memorial.

Gift of the heirs of Mrs. Virginia L. W. Fox, 1911

Date Made: 1830

Location: Currently not on view

Associated Place: United States: Massachusetts, Plymouth

See more items in: Political and Military History: Political History, General History Collection, Government, Politics, and Reform, Souvenir Nation

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Credit Line: Virginia L. W. Fox

Data Source: National Museum of American History

Id Number: PL.012058Catalog Number: 12058Accession Number: 52309

Object Name: rock fragment

Physical Description: stone (overall material)Measurements: overall: 4 1/4 in x 2 1/2 in x 1 in; 10.795 cm x 6.35 cm x 2.54 cm

Metadata Usage: CC0

Guid: http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ng49ca746b4-6364-704b-e053-15f76fa0b4fa

Record Id: nmah_523279

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