Neighborhood Nine in Cambridge in Middlesex County, Massachusetts — The American Northeast (New England)
Gen. Henry Knox Trail
Photographed by Bill Coughlin, April 14, 2009
1. Gen. Henry Knox Trail Marker
Erected 1927 by Commonwealth of Massachusetts. (Marker Number MA-27.)
Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Notable Events • War, US Revolutionary. In addition, it is included in the General Henry Knox Trail series list. A significant historical month for this entry is January 1776.
Location. 42° 22.593′ N, 71° 7.313′ W. Marker is in Cambridge, Massachusetts, in Middlesex County. It is in Neighborhood Nine. It is at the intersection of Garden Street and Mason Street, on the right when traveling west on Garden Street. Marker is located on the Cambridge Common. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 10 Garden St, Cambridge MA 02138, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Regionally, this marker is in Greater Boston. 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 Thirteen Colonies.
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: Old Charlestown Watertown Path (a few steps from this marker); Washington Elm (within shouting distance of this marker); Gen. Casimir Pulaski (within shouting distance of this marker); Prince Hall Memorial (within shouting distance of this marker); Washingtons General Orders
this page online
More about this marker. The top of the marker contains a bas relief bronze plaque depicting Gen. Knox overseeing a train of ox-drawn sleds.
Regarding Gen. Henry Knox Trail. The Henry Knox Cannon Trail follows the route that Henry Knox used to transport 59 cannons from Fort Ticonderoga and Crown Point to Cambridge, Mass in the winter of 1775-76.
Related markers. Click here for a list of markers that are related to this marker. These markers follow the route used by Knox to transfer cannons from Fort Ticonderoga to Cambridge, Mass.
Also see . . .
1. Major General Henry Knox. Knox biography from the American Revolution website. (Submitted on April 14, 2009, by Bill Coughlin of Woodland Park, New Jersey.)
2. The Henry Knox Trail.
"This website serves as an introduction(Submitted on November 29, 2025, by R.J. OHara of Fitchburg, Massachusetts.)to the Knox Trail project of 1926 and the event which it was designed to commemorate. But it is also a field guide to the Knox Trail as it exists todaya heritage trail that runs across New York State from Fort Ticonderoga to Hillsdale, and through Massachusetts from the State Line to Boston."Photographed by Bill Coughlin, April 14, 20092. Marker on Garden Street
Photographed by Bill Coughlin, April 14, 2009
3. Knox Trail Marker on Cambridge Common
The Knox Trail Marker is one of many markers and monuments located on the common in Cambridge, where the Continental Army was camped in 1776.
Photographed by R.J. OHara, November 7, 2025
4. Henry Knox Trail Marker on the Cambridge Common
Library of Congress
5. Knox Entering Camp with Artillery
by William H. Van Ingen
ca. 1855
by William H. Van Ingen
ca. 1855
Photographed by Bill Coughlin, July 11, 2008
6. Noble Train of Artillery
This painting of Knox transporting the cannons is on display at Fort Ticonderoga. It was painted by Tom Lovell.
Credits. This page was last revised on December 2, 2025. It was originally submitted on April 14, 2009, by Bill Coughlin of Woodland Park, New Jersey. This page has been viewed 3,842 times since then and 103 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on April 14, 2009, by Bill Coughlin of Woodland Park, New Jersey. 4. submitted on November 29, 2025, by R.J. OHara of Fitchburg, Massachusetts. 5. submitted on December 26, 2023, by Allen C. Browne of Silver Spring, Maryland. 6. submitted on April 14, 2009, by Bill Coughlin of Woodland Park, New Jersey.
