Beverly in Essex County, Massachusetts — The American Northeast (New England)

Hospital Point Light / Honor the Valiant Men

Hospital Point Light Marker image. Click for full size.

Photographed By Dale K. Benington, July 30, 2009

1. Hospital Point Light Marker

Inscription. [Bottom (larger) Marker]
Hospital Point Light was established in 1871 and marks the deep-water channel to Beverly, Salem, and Marblehead.

A smallpox hospital once stood on the hill to the rear, where there is also evidence of ramparts dug during the Revolutionary War.
[Top (smaller) Marker]
The Colonel Ebenezer Francis
Chapter NSDAR of Beverly honor
the valiant men who manned this
fort during the Revolutionary War.

Erected 1971 by Colonel Ebenezer Francis Chapter NSDAR of Beverly.

Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Forts and Castles • Landmarks • Military • War, US Revolutionary. In addition, it is included in the Daughters of the American Revolution series list. A significant historical year for this entry is 1871.

Location. 42° 32.778′ N, 70° 51.391′ W. Marker is in Beverly, Massachusetts, in Essex County. Marker is on Bay View Road, 0.2 miles south of Neptune Street, on the right when traveling north. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 1 Bay View Road, Beverly MA 01915, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 2 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies. Hospital Point Lighthouse (a few steps from this marker); Salem Willows

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(approx. 0.9 miles away); Hale Farm (approx. 0.9 miles away); Rev. John Hale House (approx. 0.9 miles away); On "The Line" 1880-1940 (approx. one mile away); Salem Willows Park Opens for Business (approx. one mile away); Beverly Korean War Memorial (approx. 1.4 miles away); The Memorial Bell (approx. 1.4 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Beverly.

Honor the Valiant Men Marker image. Click for full size.

Photographed By Dale K. Benington, July 30, 2009

2. Honor the Valiant Men Marker

Hospital Point Light / Honor the Valiant Men Marker image. Click for full size.

Photographed By Dale K. Benington, July 30, 2009

3. Hospital Point Light / Honor the Valiant Men Marker

View of the two historical markers affixed to a very large rock.

Photographed By Dale K. Benington, July 30, 2009

4. Hospital Point Light / Honor the Valiant Men Marker

View of the large rock, with the two historical markers affixed to it, in the left foreground, with the Hospital Point Front Range Light in the center/right background.

Hospital Point Lighthouse image. Click for full size.

Photographed By Dale K. Benington, July 30, 2009

5. Hospital Point Lighthouse

Credits. This page was last revised on June 16, 2016. It was originally submitted on August 7, 2009, by Dale K. Benington of Toledo, Ohio. This page has been viewed 1,273 times since then and 11 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5. submitted on August 7, 2009, by Dale K. Benington of Toledo, Ohio. • Kevin W. was the editor who published this page.