Secret Message Found Today in Lincoln’s Watch »
Posted By GoSmithsonian 8 months ago in NewsIt was high drama at the American History Museum this morning. We were on the edge of our seats. Word was out that a pocket watch that once belonged to Abraham Lincoln might have a secret message engraved inside of it.
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Eagle_Eye8 months ago
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FTA: ""Jonathan Dillon April 13 - 1861," part of the inscription reads, "Fort Sumpter (sic) was attacked by the rebels on the above date." Another part reads, "Thank God we have a government."
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The words were etched in tiny cursive handwriting and filled the the space between tiny screws and gears that jutted through the metal plate. A magnifying glass was required to read them.
Jonathan Dillon, then a watchmaker on Pennsylvania Avenue, had Lincoln's watch in his hands when he heard the first shots of the Civil War had been fired in South Carolina. The Irish immigrant later recalled being the only Union sympathizer working at the shop in a divided Washington"
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cowboygrandpa8 months ago
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Yeah, way cool indeed.
Also very fortunate that we had a Radical Republican President in Lincoln. Hmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmm ?????? Radical isn't that what we who do not believe in what the so called "conservative base" believe in.
Thanks for the story and indeed, Thank God we had a government that believed that freedom was more important than individual wealth back then.
It has been said that Lincoln would have been a Democrat today. Probably, but not like the extreme left. I think he would be a moderate who would call for freedom and personal repsonsibility. -
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capj718 months ago
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This is a darn cool story, that also clears up something that was thought to be a historical myth. I agree with the above comment Lincoln would have been a Democrat today. Who would have thought that the political party that supported slavery would one day elect the first president of color?
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DarkWizard8 months ago
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Good post EE!
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Obviously, this is a secret message from the Freemasons. Notice the shape of the writing forms a pyramid and the gear at the top represents the "all seeing eye!"
Ok...just kidding. Had to throw something in for the government conspiracy theorists. -
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