Plymouth Rock fragment with painted inscription, 1830

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
associated place
United States: Massachusetts, Plymouth
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
ID Number
PL.012058
catalog number
012058
accession number
52309
Credit Line
Virginia L. W. Fox
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Political and Military History: Political History, General History Collection
Souvenir Nation
Government, Politics, and Reform
Exhibition
Souvenir Nation
Data Source
National Museum of American History

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"It's a wonder to see such a relic exists! Thanks for keeping such artifacts for those of us to see hundreds of years later. It really adds to one's education to see such things in real tangible terms versus just reading about them in history books. Now with the internet access, I canshow others what is real along with their heritages, etc."

gloria A. Rogers

Tue, 2014-05-06 12:15

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just love this!

simone gad

Mon, 2013-12-23 17:15

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