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Brimfield in Hampden County, Massachusetts — The American Northeast (New England)
 

Hitchcock Free Academy

 
 
Hancock Free Academy Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed By Larry Gertner, September 2011
1. Hancock Free Academy Marker
Inscription.  These of the Hitchcock Free Academy served their country in the Great War 1914 1918
A listing of 82 names follows, 2 of whom died in service
 
Topics. This memorial is listed in this topic list: War, World I.
 
Location. 42° 7.35′ N, 72° 11.95′ W. Marker is in Brimfield, Massachusetts, in Hampden County. Memorial is at the intersection of Sturbridge Road and Brookfield Road, on the right when traveling west on Sturbridge Road. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Brimfield MA 01010, 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. Civil War Memorial (within shouting distance of this marker); Indian Hill (within shouting distance of this marker); Steerage Rock (about 300 feet away, measured in a direct line); Civilian Conservation Corps (1933-1941) (approx. 4 miles away); 1st Lt. Joshua L. Booth USMC (approx. 4.2 miles away); Benjamin Church (approx. 4.4 miles away); Holland (MA) War Memorial (approx. 4.4 miles away); War Memorial (approx. 4.7 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Brimfield.
 
Complete Hancock Free Academy marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed By Larry Gertner, September 2011
2. Complete Hancock Free Academy marker
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Credits. This page was last revised on June 17, 2018. It was originally submitted on July 26, 2017, by Larry Gertner of New York, New York. This page has been viewed 176 times since then and 11 times this year. Last updated on June 17, 2018, by Brian Sheehan of Brookfield, Massachusetts. Photos:   1, 2. submitted on July 26, 2017, by Larry Gertner of New York, New York. • Andrew Ruppenstein was the editor who published this page.

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Mar. 25, 2023