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

Washington Passed This Place

Photographed by Marc Posner, July 7, 2020

1. Washington Passed This Place Marker

Inscription. Washington
passed this place
on his way to
Cambridge
to take command
of the
Patriot Army
June · 1775 · July
Erected by the
Ancient and Honorable
Artillery Company
of Massachusetts

Erected by Ancient and Honorable Artillery Company of Massachusetts.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: War, US Revolutionary.

Location. 42° 22.099′ N, 71° 10.692′ W. Marker is in Watertown, Massachusetts, in Middlesex County. It is at the intersection of Mt. Auburn Street (Massachusetts Route 16) and Common Street, on the right when traveling west on Mt. Auburn Street. Located in the Common Street Cemetery. Touch for map. 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 walking distance of

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this marker: Here Stood the Meeting House (here, next to this marker); Hood Rubber Company War Memorial (approx. 0.4 miles away); Thomas Mayhew (approx. 0.4 miles away); Benjamin Robbins Curtis (approx. 0.4 miles away); Watertown (approx. 0.4 miles away); George Eaton Priest (approx. half a mile away); a different marker also named Washington Passed This Place (approx. half a mile away); Watertown World War II Memorial (approx. half a mile away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Watertown.

Credits. This page was last revised on April 15, 2024. It was originally submitted on April 7, 2024, by Marc Posner of Somerville, Massachusetts. This page has been viewed 249 times since then and 28 times this year. Photo 1. submitted on April 7, 2024, by Marc Posner of Somerville, Massachusetts. • Michael Herrick was the editor who published this page.

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