Walpole in Norfolk County, Massachusetts — The American Northeast (New England)

Walpole French and Indian War Monument

1755 - 1763

Photographed by Conrad Ward, March 2, 2025

1. Walpole French and Indian War Monument

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Inscription.
Erected in grateful recognition of the services of the men of Walpole and vicinity in the French and Indian War.

They enlisted not for a livelihood, but with intent to return to their farms and trades being chiefly influenced to take up arms by a regard for the honor of the king. The defiance of their country and the preservation of their religion and liberties.

William Bollan Colonial Agent for Massachusetts

These citizen soldiers were

Capt. William Bacon • Capt. John Clapp • Lieut. Eleazer Robbins • Sergt. William Lewis • John Baker • Thomas Balch • Thomas Ball • Adam Blackman • Ebenezer Boyden • Elhanan Boyden • John Boyden • Jonathan Boyden • Solomon Boyden • Nicholas Buckley • Ezra Bullard • John Clark • George Cleaveland • Samuel Copp • Joseph Ephraim David Fairbanks • Josiah Farrington • Nathan Farrington • Seth Farrington • David Fisher • Moses Fisher • John Frissell • Jacob Gould • John Gould • William Griffin • Ephraim Groves • Timothy Guy • John Hooper • Eleazer Jackson • Hosea Abraham • Capt. Eliphalet Fales • Capt. Ephraim

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Wheelock • Ension Aaron Guild • John Larry • John Lewis • Timothy Lewis • Ebil Lyon • Robert Mann • Anthony Marshall • William Marshall • Timothy Metcalf • Benoni Morse • Elijah Morse • Jeremiah Morse • Joseph Morse • Nathaniel Nason • Thomas Nason • Josiah Perry • Joseph Pettee • Simeon Pettee • Ebenezer Prentifs • Abraham Pribble • John Robbins • John Salmon • Christopher Smith • John Smith • Samuel Smith • William Smith • William Weeks • Philip White • Joseph Whittemore • Benjamin Worsley • Robert Worsley
(missing last two names)

The gift of George A. Plimpton
1901

Erected 1901 by George A. Plimpton.

Topics. This monument and memorial is listed in this topic list: War, French and Indian.

Location. 42° 8.729′ N, 71° 15.215′ W. Monument is in Walpole, Massachusetts, in Norfolk County. It is at the intersection of West Street and Main Street (Massachusetts Route 1A), on the left when traveling west on West Street. Located on the Walpole Town Common. Touch for map. Monument is at or near this postal address: 5

Photographed by Conrad Ward, March 2, 2025

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West St, Walpole MA 02081, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this memorial monument is in Greater Boston.

It is also in the American Northeast,

in New England,

and on the Eastern Seaboard. 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: Old Meeting House Common (within shouting distance of this marker); "Rocky" Flagpole (within shouting distance of this marker); Walpole Armed Forces Memorial (within shouting distance of this marker); Desert Shield / Desert Storm Memorial (within shouting distance of this marker); Old Walpole Town Hall (within shouting distance of this marker); Veterans of Walpole Memorial (about 300 feet away, measured in a direct line); Veterans Crossing (about 300 feet away); Site of First School House (about 300 feet away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Walpole.

Also see . . . The Dedication of A Monument.

Photographed by Conrad Ward, March 2, 2025

3. Walpole French and Indian War Monument

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Order of Exercises For the Dedication of the Monument To be Held at the Town Hall at 2:30 P.M.

(Submitted on September 2, 2025.)

Photographed by Conrad Ward, March 2, 2025

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Credits. This page was last revised on September 8, 2025. It was originally submitted on September 2, 2025, by Conrad Ward of Guilford, Connecticut. This page has been viewed 109 times since then and 24 times this year. Last updated on September 7, 2025, by Conrad Ward of Guilford, Connecticut. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4. submitted on September 2, 2025, by Conrad Ward of Guilford, Connecticut. • Devry Becker Jones was the editor who published this page.