National Park Mystery Spot 27: On a Hill It Stands

By Bob Janiskee - August 10th, 2011

This month's mystery spot is located in a unit of the National Park System. Can you identify it using just these clues?

On a hill it stands, big and white. Inside lived a man who sure could write.

Telling Lincoln's story won him everlasting glory.

Some dairy goats produce more milk than others.

Bonus clue, no extra charge: Not every flat rock you see is shale or slate.

Check back with Traveler tomorrow for the answer and an explanation of the clues.

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Submitted by Bob Janiskee on August 10, 2011 - 5:11am.

GeorgeS ID-ed the mystery spot at 5:37 a.m. Anon 6:09 soon followed. I think that might be the all-time record for puzzle-unraveling speed.We'll embargo the answer, as usual, and give other readers a crack at it.

(Aside to Susan: You submitted a blank comment. Want to try again?)

Submitted by Bob Janiskee on August 10, 2011 - 6:23am.

Eric has nailed this one too.

Submitted by Bob Janiskee on August 10, 2011 - 9:07am.

Brad got the park right, but not the mystery spot itself. (Remember that the mystery spot is not a national park; it is a place/thing/structure/whatever in a national park.)

Submitted by Ilex_Opaca on August 10, 2011 - 11:26am.

I'm going to guess it's the White House because John Hay, who lived there as Lincoln's secretary, wrote a biography with John Nicolay on Lincoln.
Don't ask me how the goats or rocks play into this guess.
[Sorry, RangerLady; it's not the White House. Quizmeister]

Submitted by Bob Janiskee on August 10, 2011 - 11:49am.

Spelling issues aside, ed-123 (12:11 pm) has named the correct park. He seems to have named the mystery spot too, but there's room for doubt.

Submitted by Bob Janiskee on August 10, 2011 - 1:54pm.

atwillw has figured it out. Good job.

Submitted by Bob Janiskee on August 10, 2011 - 2:43pm.

dleiaw has nailed it too. That makes seven so far.

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