| Massachusetts (Hampden County), Blandford — MA-5 — Gen. Henry Knox Trail |
| | Through this place passed General Henry Knox in the winter of 1775 – 1776 to deliver to General George Washington at Cambridge the train of artillery from Fort Ticonderoga used to force the British Army to evacuate Boston. Erected by the Commonwealth of Massachusetts 1927 — Map (db m24011) |
| Massachusetts (Hampden County), Palmer — MA-11 — Gen. Henry Knox Trail |
| | Through this place passed General Henry Knox in the winter of 1775 – 1776 to deliver to General George Washington at Cambridge the train of artillery from Fort Ticonderoga used to force the British Army to evacuate Boston. Erected by the Commonwealth of Massachusetts 1927 — Map (db m24016) |
| Massachusetts (Hampden County), Palmer — George Washington Memorial Highway |
| | This tablet marks the George Washington Memorial Highway at Palmer 1732 ----- 1932 — Map (db m24391) |
| Massachusetts (Hampden County), Palmer — Washington Park |
| | Dedicated by Wright Wire Company, 1919, to its employees and their families, for their recreation and pleasure. George Washington, Father of his country – first President of the United States – traveled over this spot in June 1775 on his way to Cambridge to take command of the Colonial Army in the Revolutionary War for the freedom of America, and again passed here in October, 1789. Many other historic events were enacted near this spot which was the center of the Old Bay Path from . . . — Map (db m24388) |
| Massachusetts (Hampden County), Riverdale — Riverdale Martyrs |
| | [South Side of Marker]
Riverdale
Martyrs
In the War
Of the Rebellion.
1861-1865
[East Side of Marker]
Serg – Benj. H. Griffin, C. 23d Mass.
Addison Griffin, I. 23d Mass.
Abraham Day, Jr. G. 23d Mass.
Charles Day, C. 23d Mass.
Levi Brackett, C. 23d Mass.
Alph – M. Laroque. C. 23d Mass.
Benj. Riggs, G. 8th Mass.
[North Side of Marker]
Joseph S. Hodgkins. K. 30th Mass.
John Tucker, K. 30th Mass.
John Lane, D. 24th . . . — Map (db m24020) |
| Massachusetts (Hampden County), Russell — MA-6 — Gen. Henry Knox Trail |
| | Through this place passed General Henry Knox in the winter of 1775 – 1776 to deliver to General George Washington at Cambridge the train of artillery from Fort Ticonderoga used to force the British Army to evacuate Boston. Erected by the Commonwealth of Massachusetts 1927 — Map (db m24010) |
| Massachusetts (Hampden County), Springfield — MA-9 — Gen. Henry Knox Trail |
| |
Through this Place Passed
General Henry Knox
In the Winter of
1775 - 1776
To Deliver To
General George Washington
At Cambridge
The Train of Artillery
From Fort Ticonderoga Used
To Force the British Army
To Evacuate Boston
Erected by the Commonealth
of Massachusetts 1927
— Map (db m23756) |
| Massachusetts (Hampden County), Springfield — Shays’ Rebellion |
| |
This Tablet Marks the Battle Place
of Shays' Rebellion
January 25, 1787
— • —
Erected By The
George Washington Chapter
Sons Of The American Revolution
A.D.1900
— Map (db m7791) |
| Massachusetts (Hampden County), West Springfield — MA-8 — Gen. Henry Knox Trail |
| | Through this place passed General Henry Knox in the winter of 1775 – 1776 to deliver to General George Washington at Cambridge the train of artillery from Fort Ticonderoga used to force the British Army to evacuate Boston. Erected by the Commonwealth of Massachusetts 1927 — Map (db m24008) |
| Massachusetts (Hampden County), West Springfield — Hessian Encampment |
| | Here encamped Oct. 30 and 31, 1777, Gen. Riedesel and his Hessian soldiers on their way to Boston after Burgoyne’s surrender at Saratoga. This tablet was placed by George Washington Chapter, Sons of the American Revolition. Springfield Mass. Erected A.D. 1904. — Map (db m24075) |
| Massachusetts (Hampden County), Westfield — MA-7 — Gen. Henry Knox Trail |
| |
Through this Place Passed
General Henry Knox
In the Winter of
1775 - 1776
To Deliver To
General George Washington
At Cambridge
The Train of Artillery
From Fort Ticonderoga Used
To Force the British Army
To Evacuate Boston
Erected by the Commonwealth
of Massachusetts 1927
— Map (db m23754) |
| Massachusetts (Hampden County), Westfield — IX Miles to Springfield Courthouse |
| | Believed to be one of the mileposts erected by Elijah Bates “From Springfield Court House to Chester Factories,” this marker stood at 80 Main Street for about 150 years. Lawyer Bates, principal owner of the Eighth Mass. Turnpike, built 1800-1805 to connect Westfield with Pittsfield, opened Bates Road for access to the turnpike terminus at the Russell line. Re-erected in Park Square 1963 by the Western Hampden Historical Society — Map (db m24502) |
| Massachusetts (Hampden County), Westfield — Lieut. Richard Falley |
| | A friend of Liberty and his country Soldier in the American Revolution Armorer to the 18th Mass. regiment Built armory at Mt. Tekoa circa 1765 Made muskets for the patriot cause This was the site of his home and blacksmith shop circa 1764 to 1783 This tablet provided by the Westfield Bicentennial Committee in 1976 to commemorate the birth of the United States of America in 1776 — Map (db m24077) |
| Massachusetts (Hampden County), Westfield — Westfield Civil War Monument |
| | Westfield honors the memory of her sons who have fallen in defence of Liberty Union and Independence 1861 to 1865. --------------- Erected 1871 — Map (db m24356) |
| Massachusetts (Hampden County), Wilbraham — MA-10 — Gen. Henry Knox Trail |
| | Through this place passed General Henry Knox in the winter of 1775 – 1776 to deliver to General George Washington at Cambridge the train of artillery from Fort Ticonderoga used to force the British Army to evacuate Boston. Erected by the Commonwealth of Massachusetts 1927 — Map (db m24014) |
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