by Jon Edwards

Freesprung

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Elisha Mitchell's Pocket Watch

On a trek to verify the highest peak east of the Mississippi, which now bears his name, Mitchell slipped and fell to his death near the summit. Over a century later, the watch still bears the supposed time of his death on June 27, 1857. A poignant reminder of our frailty and the brevity our time here on this beautiful planet.

Image credit Wilson Library Special Collections, University of North Carolina