Shrewsbury in Worcester County, Massachusetts — The American Northeast (New England)
Shrewsbury Minute Men
Photographed by Conrad Ward, August 16, 2024
1. Shrewsbury Minute Men Marker
One hundred and twenty-eight minute-men from Shrewsbury responded to the Lexington alarm April 19, 1775.
First Precinct Company 65 men
Job Cushing Captain Asa Rice 1st Lieut Abner Miles 2nd Lieut
Artillery Company 16 men
Ross Wyman Captain
Second Precinct Company 47 men
Robert Andrews Captain Jonal Temple 1st Lieut Ezra Beaman
Erected 1905 by Shrewsbury Historical Society.
Topics. This memorial is listed in this topic list: War, US Revolutionary. A significant historical date for this entry is April 19, 1775.
Location. 42° 17.807′ N, 71° 42.843′ W. Memorial is in Shrewsbury, Massachusetts, in Worcester County. It is at the intersection of Main Street and Boylston Street, on the left when traveling east on Main Street. Touch for map. Memorial is at or near this postal address: 582 Main St, Shrewsbury MA 01545, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Regionally, this memorial is in the Quiet Corner and in Greater Worcester. 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: Shrewsbury Civil War Memorial (here, next to this marker); Gen. Henry Knox Trail (a few steps from this marker); New Township (within shouting distance of this marker); First Meeting House (within shouting distance of this marker); Ministers (within shouting distance
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Photographed by Bill Coughlin, April 13, 2009
2. Shrewsbury Minute Men Marker
This is a photo of the marker prior to restoration.
Photographed by Bill Coughlin, April 13, 2009
3. Marker in Shrewsbury
In the Winter of 1775-76, Gen. Henry Knox's artillery train passed this location as he was transferring cannons from Fort Ticonderoga to Gen. George Washington's army in Cambridge.
Credits. This page was last revised on September 3, 2024. It was originally submitted on May 3, 2009, by Bill Coughlin of Woodland Park, New Jersey. This page has been viewed 1,965 times since then and 57 times this year. Last updated on September 2, 2024, by Conrad Ward of Guilford, Connecticut. Photos: 1. submitted on September 2, 2024, by Conrad Ward of Guilford, Connecticut. 2, 3. submitted on May 3, 2009, by Bill Coughlin of Woodland Park, New Jersey. • Devry Becker Jones was the editor who published this page.
