Peabody in Essex County, Massachusetts — The American Northeast (New England)
Battle of Lexington Memorial
Photographed by Doug Bates
1. Battle of Lexington Memorial
April 19, 1775
Samuel Cook Aet 33 · Benjamin Deland, Jr Aet 25 · George Southwick, Jr Aet 25 · Jotham Webb Aet 22 · Henry Jacobs, Jr Aet 21 · Ebenezer Goldthwaite Aet 21 · Perley Putnam Aet 21
Fell on that Day
"Dulce est decorum est pro patria mori"
Erected 1835.
Topics. This memorial is listed in this topic list: War, US Revolutionary.
Location. 42° 31.381′ N, 70° 55.44′ W. Memorial is in Peabody, Massachusetts, in Essex County. It is at the intersection of Washington Street and Sewall Street, on the right when traveling north on Washington Street. Touch for map. Memorial is in this post office area: Peabody MA 01960, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Regionally, this memorial is on Massachusetts’ North Shore, in Greater Boston, and in the Merrimack Valley. 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 2 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Birthplace of George Peabody (approx. 0.6 miles away); Great Salem Fire Alarm (approx. 0.8 miles away); John Southwick House (approx. 0.8 miles away); Friends Cemetery (approx. one mile away); West Salem Witchcraft Heights (approx. 1.1 miles away); Where's Poseidon? (approx. 1.1 miles away); Joseph Neal House (approx. 1.1 miles away); Arthur S. Rogers - Benjamin W. Russell House (approx. 1.2 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Peabody.
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2. Battle of Lexington Memorial
Credits. This page was last revised on September 10, 2026. It was originally submitted on September 1, 2026, by Doug Bates of Loveland, Ohio. This page has been viewed 6 times since then. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on September 1, 2026, by Doug Bates of Loveland, Ohio. • Michael Herrick was the editor who published this page.
