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

Revolutionary War Monument

Photographed by Roger W. Sinnott, May 24, 2010

1. Revolutionary War Monument

Inscription. South-southeast face: In honor of the Townsmen of Chelmsford in the War of the Revolution This monument is erected by a Grateful posterity. East-northeast face: Lt. Col. Moses Parker and Capt. Benj. Walker Wounded at Bunker Hill June 17, 75. Died prisoners in Boston July 4 & Augt. 75 Lt. Robt. Spalding Died at Milford Ct. 76. North-northwest face: Erected 1859. Let the children guard What the sires have won. West-southwest face: John Bates Died in Army at Cambridge. David Spalding Jr. Died in Army at Ticonderoga. Pelatiah Adams Killed at Cherry Valley. Noah Foster Shot at capture of Burgoyne. Henry Fletcher Killed at White Plains.

Erected 1859 by G. S. Curtis, architect, and L. Chamberlain,

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Topics. This historical marker and monument is listed in these topic lists: Colonial Era • War, US Revolutionary. A significant historical date for this entry is June 17, 1952.

Location. 42° 35.882′ N, 71° 21.205′ W. Marker is in Chelmsford, Massachusetts, in Middlesex County. It is on Westford Street close to Academy Street, on the left when traveling south. Marker is at the west corner of Penham Park, across from the Forefathers’ Burying Ground. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Chelmsford MA 01824, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker and monument is in Greater Boston

and in the Merrimack Valley.

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 4 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: First School for Lip-Reading (within shouting distance of this marker); District No. 1 School (within shouting distance of this marker); Oldest Toll House (within shouting distance of this marker); Chelmsford (about 600 feet away, measured in a direct line); Chelmsford’s “Minuteman Boulder” (about 600 feet away); Soldiers and Sailors Monument (approx. 2.8 miles away); Chief of the Penacooks (approx. 2.9 miles away); a different marker also named Chelmsford (approx. 3.1 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Chelmsford.

More about this marker. The granite monument stands 27 feet tall, with a central column 4 feet across.

East-Northeast Face image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Roger W. Sinnott, May 24, 2010

2. East-Northeast Face

North-Northwest Face image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Roger W. Sinnott, May 24, 2010

3. North-Northwest Face

West-Southwest Face image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Roger W. Sinnott, May 24, 2010

4. West-Southwest Face

Looking Northwest image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Roger W. Sinnott, May 24, 2010

5. Looking Northwest

Behind the marker is the Central Baptist Church.

Looking Northeast image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Roger W. Sinnott, May 24, 2010

6. Looking Northeast

The town’s main fire station is in the background.

Credits. This page was last revised on October 8, 2020. It was originally submitted on May 26, 2010, by Roger W. Sinnott of Norwell, Massachusetts. This page has been viewed 2,101 times since then and 55 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6. submitted on May 26, 2010, by Roger W. Sinnott of Norwell, Massachusetts. • Bill Pfingsten was the editor who published this page.