Martha's Vineyard in Edgartown in Dukes County, Massachusetts — The American Northeast (New England)

Home of Benjamin Smith

Photographed by J. Makali Bruton, June 22, 2021

1. Home of Benjamin Smith Marker

Inscription.

Home of Benjamin Smith who was commissioned in 1775 Captain of the First Company, Martha’s Vineyard Militia, Massachusetts, for the defense of the seacoast.

Marker placed by Martha’s Vineyard Seacoast Defence Chapter, National Society of the Daughters of the American Revolution
June 21 2003

Erected 2003 by Seacoast Defence Chapter, National Society of the Daughters of the American Revolution.

Topics and series. This memorial is listed in this topic list: War, US Revolutionary. In addition, it is included in the Daughters of the American Revolution (DAR) series list. A significant historical date for this entry is June 21, 2003.

Location. 41° 23.342′ N, 70° 30.892′ W. Memorial is in Edgartown, Massachusetts, in Dukes County. It is on Martha's Vineyard. It is at the intersection of South Summer Street and Davis Lane, on the right when traveling south on South Summer Street. Touch for map. Memorial is at or near this postal address: 34 South Summer Street, Edgartown MA 02539, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this memorial is on Massachusetts’ Martha’s Vineyard.

It is also in the American Northeast,

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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 this marker: Frederick Douglass (within shouting distance of this marker); 24 South Water Street (about 300 feet away, measured in a direct line); Giant Pagoda Tree (about 400 feet away); Judge Herbert E. Tucker, Jr. (about 500 feet away); Edgartown Vietnam and Other Actions Memorial (about 500 feet away); Edgartown World War II and Vietnam Memorial (about 500 feet away); Edgartown World War II and Korea Memorial (about 500 feet away); Edgartown World War I Memorial (approx. 0.2 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Edgartown.

Home of Benjamin Smith and Marker image. Click for full size.

Photographed by J. Makali Bruton, June 22, 2021

2. Home of Benjamin Smith and Marker

Photographed by J. Makali Bruton, June 22, 2021

3. Home of Benjamin Smith and Marker

Credits. This page was last revised on July 26, 2021. It was originally submitted on July 24, 2021, by J. Makali Bruton of Washington, District of Columbia. This page has been viewed 403 times since then and 20 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on July 24, 2021, by J. Makali Bruton of Washington, District of Columbia. 3. submitted on July 26, 2021, by J. Makali Bruton of Washington, District of Columbia.