Lincoln Rock - Stratham
N 43° 02.431 W 070° 53.524
19T E 345880 N 4767051
A brass plaque on a rock along a trail leading to the firetower on the top of Stratham Hill notes an interesting moment in history.
Waymark Code: WMMNK
Location: New Hampshire, United States
Date Posted: 08/19/2006
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The text on the marker reads:
Robert T. Lincoln
A student at Phillips Exeter Academy
Son of Abraham Lincoln
read the Declaration of Independence on this rock
July 4 1860
Marker Name: Lincoln Rock
Marker Type: Local/Unofficial
Marker Location: Stratham
Official Marker Number: Not listed
Date Marker Established: Not listed
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