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Douglas in Worcester County, Massachusetts — The American Northeast (New England)
 

Douglas Post Office

 
 
Douglas Post Office Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed By Michael Herrick, April 11, 2022
1. Douglas Post Office Marker
( left plaque )
Inscription.
( right plaque )
This building has been erected from a fund left to the Town of Douglas by the will of Moses Wallis dated 1841, to be maintained forever as a town hall for the Citizens of Douglas

( left plaque )
This building was dedicated in 1923, and served as the Douglas Town Hall until 1990. A clock and bell were installed in the tower in 2009. This was done to fulfill a requirement in the Moses Wallis devise, and to recognize and honor the generosity of Moses Wallis.
 
Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Government & Politics. A significant historical year for this entry is 1841.
 
Location. 42° 4.399′ N, 71° 42.704′ W. Marker is in Douglas, Massachusetts, in Worcester County. Marker is at the intersection of Main Street (Route 16) and Cook Street, on the right when traveling east on Main Street. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Douglas MA 01516, United States of America. Touch for directions.
 
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 4 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies. Douglas Civil War Monument (about 500 feet away, measured in a direct line); Joseph J. Michna Square (approx. 0.4 miles away); Douglas Center Cemetery (approx. 1.9 miles away); B-24 Liberator Crash Site (approx. 3.4 miles away); Corporal John M. Dawson (approx. 3˝ miles
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away); The Northbridge Contingent in the Nations Wars - 1939-1955 (approx. 3˝ miles away); Vietnam War Memorial (approx. 3˝ miles away); Veterans Memorial (approx. 3.6 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Douglas.
 
Douglas Post Office Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed By Michael Herrick, April 11, 2022
2. Douglas Post Office Marker
( right plaque )
Douglas Post Office image. Click for full size.
Photographed By Michael Herrick, April 11, 2022
3. Douglas Post Office
 
 
Credits. This page was last revised on April 15, 2022. It was originally submitted on April 15, 2022, by Michael Herrick of Southbury, Connecticut. This page has been viewed 92 times since then and 5 times this year. Photos:   1, 2, 3. submitted on April 15, 2022, by Michael Herrick of Southbury, Connecticut.

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