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                                 Historic political writing found in Mercersburg restaurant






By MARCUS RAUHUT
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PublicOpinionOnLine.com


MERCERSBURG, Tuesday, Oct. 21 - As the nation prepares for the upcoming presidential election,
a local historian is investigating political slogans painted on an attic wall some 170 years ago.

Last spring, Mercersburg historian and archeologist Tim Rockwell began researching the writing on
the attic stairwell of Flannery's Restaurant, located on the square in Mercersburg.

"I find it fascinating, especially in a presidential election year. A hundred, seventy years ago, they
were talking about issues just like today," Rockwell said.

The slogans, which span a decade from 1838 to 1848, are painted in large black script on a plaster
wall and include "For President Henry Clay of Kentucky," "President Z. Taylor" and "Taylor Fillmore
and the Whig Party." The dates 1838,1840, and 1848 stand out in other areas. On an opposite wall, "Tariff of 1842" is faded, but readable.

Who wrote the slogans and why remains a mystery.

"It's in such an odd place, and it survived 170 years," Rockwell said. "Why was it put in the attic?
They must have felt secretive about what their feelings were."

The building was built in 1810. Rockwell believes two large drawings of anchors are the traditional Christian symbols for "hope" and are similar to one that appears in the area of the old Franklin County jail in Chambersburg, said to have been a station on the Underground Railroad. He also believes a prominent painted notation "Pr: 13" near one of the anchors may refer to Proverbs 13. Local

historians believe that many other locations in Franklin County were stops on the Underground Railroad.
Rockwell said he plans to continue researching the mysterious writings.

"There are some more names we can't make associations to. Were they local citizens? Were they politicians? Why were those names there?" he said. "I'd like to go in with a black light and work with that. There's a lot that's very prominent, but there's other writing that needs to be brought out."
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