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Ipswich in Essex County, Massachusetts — The American Northeast (New England)
 

Gen. James Appleton Memorial

 
 
Gen. James Appleton Memorial Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Don Morfe, June 16, 2001
1. Gen. James Appleton Memorial Marker
Inscription. Gen. James Appleton born Feb 14, 1783 died Aug 25, 1863.

A Patriot, a Philanthropist and a Christian. He served his County, his Fellow men and his God by laboring for the emancipation of the American Slave.
 
Topics. This memorial is listed in this topic list: Abolition & Underground RR. A significant historical date for this entry is February 14, 1783.
 
Location. 42° 40.45′ N, 70° 50.207′ W. Memorial is in Ipswich, Massachusetts, in Essex County. It is on County Road. The marker is in South Side Cemetery. Touch for map. Memorial is at or near this postal address: 75 Country Road, Ipswich MA 01938, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this memorial is on Massachusetts’ North Shore, in Greater Boston, and in the Merrimack Valley. It is also in the American Northeast, in New England, and on the Eastern Seaboard. Globally, it is in the North Atlantic Region, North America, the Western Hemisphere, the Western World, and the Anglosphere. Historically, it finds itself in what was once one of the original Thirteen Colonies.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of

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this marker: Agawam - Ipswich (within shouting distance of this marker); South Green (approx. 0.2 miles away); Ipswich Massachusetts Village Green Memorial (approx. 0.2 miles away); Alexander Knight House (approx. 0.2 miles away); Ipswich Veterans Memorial (approx. Ό mile away); Ipswich House (approx. Ό mile away); Sawmill Point (approx. 0.3 miles away); The District (approx. 0.3 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Ipswich.
 
 
Credits. This page was last revised on September 7, 2017. It was originally submitted on September 5, 2017, by Don Morfe of Baltimore, Maryland. This page has been viewed 414 times since then and 12 times this year. Photo   1. submitted on September 5, 2017, by Don Morfe of Baltimore, Maryland. • Bill Pfingsten was the editor who published this page.
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