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Winter Hill in Somerville in Middlesex County, Massachusetts — The American Northeast (New England)
 

Anne Adams-Tufts

 
 
Anne Adams-Tufts Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Marc Posner, April 8, 2024
1. Anne Adams-Tufts Marker
Inscription.
To the Memory of
Anne Adams-Tufts
Born 1729   Died 1812
A heroine of the Revolution who did active patriotic service after the Battle of Bunker Hill. This was the door-stone of her home which stood about 100 feet South-West of this spot.

This tablet is placed by the Somerville Chapter of the Daughters of the American Revolution which is honored in bearing her name. 1909
 
Erected 1909 by Somerville Chapter Daughters of the Revolution.
 
Topics. This memorial is listed in these topic lists: War, US RevolutionaryWomen. A significant historical year for this entry is 1775.
 
Location. 42° 23.706′ N, 71° 5.874′ W. Memorial is in Somerville, Massachusetts, in Middlesex County. It is in Winter Hill. It is at the intersection of Broadway and Main Street, on the right when traveling north on Broadway. Located in Paul Revere Park. Touch for map. Memorial is at or near this postal address: 391 Broadway, Somerville MA 02145, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this memorial is in Historic Boston and specifically 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 this marker: Paul Revere (a few steps from this marker); President Obama Rose Garden (about 700 feet away, measured in a direct line); Hoyt-Sullivan Playground (approx. 0.4 miles away); George Cedric Stimpson (approx. half a mile
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away); Maxwell's Green (approx. half a mile away); Gilman Square (approx. half a mile away); Winter Hill Station (approx. half a mile away); Albion Park (approx. 0.6 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Somerville.
 
Anne Adams-Tufts Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Marc Posner, April 8, 2024
2. Anne Adams-Tufts Marker
Anne Adams-Tufts Marker in Paul Revere Park image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Marc Posner, April 8, 2024
3. Anne Adams-Tufts Marker in Paul Revere Park
 
 
Credits. This page was last revised on June 19, 2024. It was originally submitted on June 14, 2024, by Marc Posner of Somerville, Massachusetts. This page has been viewed 405 times since then and 41 times this year. Photos:   1, 2, 3. submitted on June 14, 2024, by Marc Posner of Somerville, Massachusetts. • Michael Herrick was the editor who published this page.
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