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John Davenport's Rock

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Collection Type

  • Books and periodicals

Date

1967

GUSN

GUSN-169767

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Description

Did Rev. John Davenport carve his initials into a rock in Weston, Mass., during an outing in 1639? A call for any readers to submit information to solve this historical mystery.

Details

Additional Identification Number

Article ID 148

Collection Code

SC001

Collection Name

Old-Time New England

Reference Code

SC001.1967.058.209.002

Abstract

Did Rev. John Davenport carve his initials into a rock in Weston, Mass., during an outing in 1639? A call for any readers to submit information to solve this historical mystery.

Date Notes

Volume 58, Number 209 (Summer, 1967)

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Record Details

Originator

Thomas M. Paine (Author)

Publications Referencing This Collection

(1967). Old Time New England. Boston, Mass.: Society for the Preservation of New England Antiquities.

Description Level

Item

Place of Publication

Boston, Mass.

Publisher

Society for the Preservation of New England Antiquities

Publisher Series

Old Time New England

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