Museum reveals engraving hidden in Lincoln watch
(AP)
<p><img src="http://d.yimg.com/img.news.yahoo.com/util/anysize/130,http%3A%2F%2Fd.yimg.com%2Fa%2Fp%2Fap%2F20090310%2Fcapt.c5328aa8fd1749d089043013077c0ef0.correction_lincolns_watch_ny118.jpg?v=2" align="left" height="86" width="130" alt="Abraham Lincoln's English gold watch is seen in a handout photo provided by the Smithsonian Institution Tuesday, March 10, 2009. On Tuesday, curators at the National Museum of American History in Washington settled a 148-year-old mystery once and for all. They opened up the pocket watch that belonged to President Abraham Lincoln and discovered a hidden message long rumored to be inside from Jonathan Dillon, a watchmaker who was repairing Lincoln's timepiece, who reportedly said he was moved to write a message inside after the first shots of the Civil War were fired at Fort Sumter in South Carolina. (AP Photo/via Smithsonian Institution)" border="0" /> (http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/us/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20090310/ap_on_re_us/lincoln_watch_engraving)AP - For nearly 150 years, a story has circulated about a hidden Civil War message engraved inside Abraham Lincoln's pocket watch. On Tuesday, museum curators confirmed it was true. A watchmaker used tiny tools to carefully pry open the antique watch at the National Museum of American History, and a descendant of the engraver read aloud the message from a metal plate underneath the watch face.</p><br clear="all"/>
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