A pocket watch that belonged to President Theodore Roosevelt is back in its rightful place. The 126-year-old cherished possession has been recovered after being stolen from an exhibit in 1987.
COVE NECK, N.Y. - A pocket watch that belonged to President Theodore Roosevelt is back in its rightful place. The 126-year-old cherished possession has been recovered after being stolen from an exhibit in 1987. It was given as a gift to T.R. in 1898 by his sister as he left for the Spanish-American War. It recently turned up at an auction in Florida. The National Park Service and FBI agents proved the watch is U.S. property.
He used it to travel Africa, and to travel South America, and it seemed to be with him most of his life,' said Clare Connelly of the Sagamore Hill National Historical Site. Roosevelt was a tireless conservationist who made use of every second. As for the watch?'It has traveled thousands of miles over the last 126 year, or about four billion seconds,' Jonathan Park of Sagamore Hill said. 'In an historic manner. The value to its family.
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