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Deerfield in Franklin County, Massachusetts — The American Northeast (New England)
 

Cooks' Garden

Historic Deerfield

— Opening Doorways To The Past. —

 
 
Cooks' Garden Marker image. Click for full size.
By Devry Becker Jones (CC0), August 5, 2023
1. Cooks' Garden Marker
Inscription.
This interpretive garden is dedicated to the loving memory of Margaret Quinn Orloske, a fellow gardener and hearth cook, and to the eternal spirit of the thousands who died with her on September 11, 2001. The Margaret Quinn Orloske Endowment Fund replenishes heirloom plants and provides for general garden maintenance.

This garden contains culinary and medicinal herbs and vegetables used in Historic Deerfield's Open Hearth Cooking Program.
 
Erected by Historic Deerfield.
 
Topics. This memorial is listed in these topic lists: 9/11 AttacksWomen.
 
Location. 42° 32.809′ N, 72° 36.22′ W. Memorial is in Deerfield, Massachusetts, in Franklin County. It can be reached from Old Main Street north of Academy Lane, on the right when traveling north. Touch for map. Memorial is at or near this postal address: 80 Old Main St, Deerfield MA 01342, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this memorial is in Massachusetts’ Pioneer Valley. It is also in the American Northeast and in New England. Globally, it is in North America, the Western
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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: Welcome to Historic Deerfield (within shouting distance of this marker); Stebbins House (within shouting distance of this marker); Prince (about 300 feet away, measured in a direct line); Home of Joseph Stebbins (about 300 feet away); Old Deerfield Village (about 300 feet away); Woman (about 300 feet away); Liberty Pole (about 300 feet away); Pompey (about 300 feet away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Deerfield.
 
Cooks' Garden Marker image. Click for full size.
By Devry Becker Jones (CC0), August 5, 2023
2. Cooks' Garden Marker
 
 
Credits. This page was last revised on August 14, 2023. It was originally submitted on August 14, 2023, by Devry Becker Jones of Washington, District of Columbia. This page has been viewed 288 times since then and 10 times this year. Photos:   1, 2. submitted on August 14, 2023, by Devry Becker Jones of Washington, District of Columbia.
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Aug. 24, 2026