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Arlington in Middlesex County, Massachusetts — The American Northeast (New England)
 

Cooper’s Tavern

 
 
Cooper’s Tavern Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Bill Coughlin, April 15, 2009
1. Cooper’s Tavern Marker
Inscription.
Here stood Cooper’s Tavern,
in which
Jabez Wyman
and
Jason Winship
were killed by the British
April 19, 1775.

 
Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: War, US Revolutionary. A significant historical month for this entry is April 1857.
 
Location. 42° 24.878′ N, 71° 9.058′ W. Marker is in Arlington, Massachusetts, in Middlesex County. It is at the intersection of Massachusetts Avenue (U.S. 3) and Medford Street, on the right when traveling west on Massachusetts Avenue. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Arlington MA 02474, 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 2 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Samuel Whittemore (about 500 feet away, measured in a direct line); Whittemore Park (about 500 feet away); Old Men of Menotomy (approx. 0.2 miles away); Captain Cooke’s Mill Lane (approx. 0.2 miles away); House of John Cutter (approx. 0.4 miles away); Jason Russell House (approx. 0.4 miles away); The Slave Wall (approx. one mile away); James A. Logan (approx. 1.1 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Arlington.
 
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Arlington Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Bill Coughlin, April 15, 2009
2. Arlington Marker
Marker on Massachusetts Ave image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Bill Coughlin, April 15, 2009
3. Marker on Massachusetts Ave
 
 
Credits. This page was last revised on June 16, 2016. It was originally submitted on April 20, 2009, by Bill Coughlin of Woodland Park, New Jersey. This page has been viewed 3,322 times since then and 64 times this year. Photos:   1, 2, 3. submitted on April 20, 2009, by Bill Coughlin of Woodland Park, New Jersey.
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