West Brookfield in Worcester County, Massachusetts — The American Northeast (New England)
Birthplace of Lucy Stone
1818-1893
“Labor unceasingly until every woman will possess equal and full justice in all things.”
An early advocate and leader in the long struggle for Equal Rights, Lucy Stone was born in a farmhouse 0.3 mile from this point on Coy Hill.
She was the first woman in Massachusetts to receive a college degree.
A granite stone makes the site of her birthplace. The farmhouse burned in 1950.
Quaboag Historical Society, Est. 1895
Erected by Quaboag Historical Society.
Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Civil Rights • Women. A significant historical year for this entry is 1950.
Location. 42° 15.467′ N, 72° 11.2′ W. Marker is in West Brookfield, Massachusetts, in Worcester County. Marker is at the intersection of West Main Street (Massachusetts Route 9) and Coys Hill Road, on the right when traveling south on West Main Street. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: West Brookfield MA 01585, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 3 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies. A different marker also named Birthplace of Lucy Stone (about 600 feet away, measured in a direct line); Boston Post Road (approx. 2.8 miles away); Gen. Henry Knox Trail (approx. 2.8 miles away); West Brookfield Veterans Memorial (approx. 2.8 miles away); West Brookfield Veterans Monument (approx. 2.8 miles away); West Brookfield Civil, Spanish and World War Memorial (approx. 2.9 miles away); Rice Memorial Fountain (approx. 2.9 miles away); Fort Gilbert (approx. 2.9 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in West Brookfield.
Also see . . . Lucy Stone. Wikipedia biography. (Submitted on April 15, 2020, by Larry Gertner of New York, New York.)
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