Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1922-07-20
PLYMOUTH ROCK
AND BATTLEFIELDS.

Before us is little pamphlet of six
teen pages. its title being Lest We
Forget. 1t was compiled by John c.
Martin of this city after visit to Ply
mouth Rock and some important battle
fields of the South. 1t cannot be other
than very interesting to those with
pride for America and her valiant sons
now peacefully at rest ~ American
graves forever to be cherished. We
cannot give the whole of the pamphlet
as it would require page and half of
paper, but will quote briefly as follows:
'It was my pleasure and good for.
tune to be one of the large number
who met at Plymouth December !, 1920,
to honor the memory OF those noble
men and women who landed on that
historic rock three hundred years ago,
after stormy voyage of sixty-seven
days. Exercies were held in the
Old Colony Theatre, which was much
too small to accommodate the crowd.
Gov. Coolidge (now Vice-President)
was the first speaker and the GRAFTON,
given by Senator Lodge, was able. just
at the point of his speech when he was
referring to Webster's prophesy, made
in l820-'a hundred years hence al
though it will not disturb our renose,
the voice of reclamation and gratitude,
commencing on the Rock of Plymouth,
shall be transmitted through millions
of the sons of the Pilgrims till it loses
itself in the murmurs of the Pacific
seas, the telephone bell on the stage
began to ring Gov. Stephens of Cali
fornia was calling Gov. Coolidge. The
incident aroused quite an emotion. 1t
was certainly wonderful. At the close
of services at the theatre the throng
went to the Rock which had been placed
on its original base, the immense granite
boulder weighing about nine tons In
ITS the upper portion which weighs
four tons was moved about one-egth
of mile and placed in front of Pilgrim
Memorial Hall. where il remained until
1859 when, with twenty yoke Of oxen,
it was brought back to it's original To-
cation. Representatives of states and
nation pressed forward and laid hand
reverently upon the Pilgrim Stone, a
doorstep into world unknown.
Then and there democracy was born F"
In connection with what Mr. Martin
had to say Of these special services is a
good illustration of the Rock. His re-
port of his visit TO The battlefelds il
good reading for one and all, but Wen
confine ourselves TO part Of what he
says concerning Gettysburg a carnage
of three days and two nights struggle
often hand to- hand and where the
hope Of the valiant Southern forces
was blasted.
about one mile northwest Of Gettys
burg where the ever-memorable battle
! began is where the brave Gen. Reynold
was killed while forming his line. Herr
fine statue on horse marks where h.
fell That was where Company | o
Mineral Point, Wisconsin, fought, man.
/ being killed. This was on July LIST.
Upon approaching that clump o
trees which was the objective point o
the dashing Confederate Gen. Pickett
near the center of the Union line, an
which has become immortal. the tree
were found protected by an iron fence
Hard by TO the left is monumen
marking the spot where Cushing's bat
terry stood and fought until nearly ever
man and horse was killed or wounded
The heroic commander himself loade