Palmer in Hampden County, Massachusetts — The American Northeast (New England)
Gen. Henry Knox Trail
Photographed by Bill Coughlin, November 2, 2009
1. Gen. Henry Knox Trail Marker
The Henry Knox Cannon Trail follows the route that Gen. Henry Knox used to transport 59 cannons from Fort Ticonderoga and Crown Point, New York to Cambridge, Massachusetts in the winter of 1775-1776.
General Henry Knox
in the winter of
1775 – 1776
to deliver to
General George Washington
at Cambridge
the train of artillery
from Fort Ticonderoga used
to force the British Army
to evacuate Boston.
Erected by the Commonwealth
of Massachusetts 1927
Erected 1927 by Commonwealth of Massachusetts. (Marker Number MA-11.)
Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Notable Events • Notable Places • War, US Revolutionary. In addition, it is included in the General Henry Knox Trail series list. A significant historical year for this entry is 1775.
Location. 42° 9.798′ N, 72° 20.617′ W. Marker is in Palmer, Massachusetts, in Hampden County. It is at the intersection of Wilbraham Street (U.S. 20) and Main Street (Massachusetts Route 181), on the left when traveling east on Wilbraham Street. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Palmer MA 01069, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Regionally, this marker is in Massachusetts’ Knowledge Corridor, in Pioneer Valley, and in Greater Springfield. 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 5 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Washington Park (approx. Ό mile away); George Washington Memorial Highway (approx. half a mile away); This Bell (approx. 1.6 miles away); First Meetinghouse Bell
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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.
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 . . . Major General Henry Knox. Knox biography from the American Revolution website. (Submitted on November 2, 2009, by Bill Coughlin of Woodland Park, New Jersey.)
Photographed by Bill Coughlin, November 2, 2009
2. Knox Trail Marker MA-11
Photographed by Bill Coughlin, November 2, 2009
3. Marker in Palmer
Marker is located on a triangle of land at the intersection of Routes 20 and 181.
Photographed by Bill Coughlin, November 2, 2009
4. Marker on Wilbraham Street
Photographed by Bill Coughlin, November 2, 2009
5. Detail of Plaque
Photographed by Bill Coughlin, July 11, 2008
6. The Noble Train of Artillery
This painting of Knox transporting the cannons is on display at Fort Ticonderoga. It was painted by Tom Lovell.
Internet Archive
7. Henry Knox
From Vol 6: Biographical Dictionary of America .., 1906 by Rossiter Johnson.
Credits. This page was last revised on January 11, 2024. It was originally submitted on November 2, 2009, by Bill Coughlin of Woodland Park, New Jersey. This page has been viewed 2,034 times since then and 76 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6. submitted on November 2, 2009, by Bill Coughlin of Woodland Park, New Jersey. 7. submitted on December 24, 2023, by Allen C. Browne of Silver Spring, Maryland.
