Berkshire County Patriots
Eugene Bucklin Bowen
to the memory of the six hundred and more volunteer patriots of Berkshire County about one hundred of whom, under the commands of Col. Joab Stafford, Col. Samuel Low and Capt. Daniel Brown of Cheshire, participated in the Battle of Bennington, Aug. 16, 1777, and to his Revolutionary War ancestors, John Bucklin, Jeremiah Bucklin, Joseph Brown, John Eaton, Luther Topliffe, Ephriam Bliss, Joshua Smith, Daniel Smith, David Bowen, Samuel Bowen, Benjamin Slocum, Simeon Brown, Samuel Aldrich, and David Cushing.
Washington Bicentennial Year 1932
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[Bas-relief inscriptions, top and bottom, read]
Berkshire Volunteer Patriots in Bennington Battle
Parson Thos. Allen — Col Joab Stafford — Col Benj. Simonds — Col. David Rossiter — Stockbridge Indians
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Topics. This memorial is listed in these topic lists: Cemeteries & Burial Sites • Patriots & Patriotism • War, US Revolutionary. A significant historical date for this entry is August 16, 1777.
Location. 42° 33.854′ N, 73° 9.879′ W. Marker is in Cheshire, Massachusetts, in Berkshire County. Memorial is on North Street (Massachusetts Route 8) 0.2 miles north of Mountain Road/Church Street, on the left when traveling north. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 93 North Street, Cheshire MA 01225, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 5 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies. Cheshire’s Mammoth Cheese (approx. 0.4 miles away); Ashuwillticook Rail Trail (approx. 1.2 miles away); Welcome to Mount Greylock State Reservation (approx. 2.6 miles away); The Rockwell Road To Greylock (approx. 3 miles away); Lanesborough Remembers (approx. 4.4 miles away); In Memory of Jonathan Smith (approx. 4˝ miles away); The First and Second Meeting Houses of Lanesborough (approx. 4˝ miles away); Susan Brownell Anthony (approx. 4˝ miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Cheshire.
Also see . . . The Battle of Bennington. (Submitted on June 10, 2018, by William Fischer, Jr. of Scranton, Pennsylvania.)
Credits. This page was last revised on September 29, 2020. It was originally submitted on June 10, 2018, by William Fischer, Jr. of Scranton, Pennsylvania. This page has been viewed 246 times since then and 16 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4. submitted on June 10, 2018, by William Fischer, Jr. of Scranton, Pennsylvania.
