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Lysander Spooner

 
 
Lysander Spooner Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Darren Brosseau, July 8, 2019
1. Lysander Spooner Marker
Inscription. This is the birthplace of Lysander Spooner. January 19,1808- May 14, 1887. Champion of Liberty lawyer, abolitionist, entrepreneur, legal theorist and scholar. In this house he wrote "The Unconstitutionality of Slavery" and other works. Spooner died in Boston and is buried in Forest Hills Cemetery
 
Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Abolition & Underground RRArts, Letters, MusicCemeteries & Burial SitesEducationIndustry & Commerce. A significant historical date for this entry is January 19, 1887.
 
Location. 42° 34.508′ N, 72° 11.983′ W. Marker is in Athol, Massachusetts, in Worcester County. It is on Petersham Rd. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 559 Petersham Rd, Athol MA 01331, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in the Quiet Corner and in Greater Worcester. It is also in the American Northeast and in New England. 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
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Thirteen Colonies.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 2 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: 2nd Meetinghouse (approx. one mile away); First Home (approx. one mile away); Old Toll Gate (approx. 1.2 miles away); Uptown Common and 3rd Meetinghouse (approx. 1.3 miles away); World War l Memorial (approx. 1.3 miles away); Stagecoach Stop (approx. 1.3 miles away); Hiding Place for Slaves (approx. 1.3 miles away); Town House (approx. 1.3 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Athol.
 
Lysander Spooner Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Darren Brosseau, July 8, 2019
2. Lysander Spooner Marker
 
 
Credits. This page was last revised on November 22, 2019. It was originally submitted on July 8, 2019, by Darren Brosseau of Fitchburg, Massachusetts. This page has been viewed 723 times since then and 42 times this year. Photos:   1, 2. submitted on July 8, 2019, by Darren Brosseau of Fitchburg, Massachusetts. • Bill Pfingsten was the editor who published this page.
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