Framingham in Middlesex County, Massachusetts — The American Northeast (New England)
Gen. Henry Knox Trail
Photographed By Bill Coughlin, April 13, 2009
1. Gen. Henry Knox Trail Marker
The Henry Knox Cannon Trail follows the route that Henry Knox used to transport 59 cannons from Fort Ticonderoga and Crown Point to Cambridge, Mass in the winter of 1775-76.
General Henry Knox
in the winter of
1775 – 1776
to deliver to
General George Washington
at Cambridge
the train of artillery
from Fort Ticonderoga used
to force the British Army
to evacuate Boston.
Erected by the Commonwealth
of Massachusetts 1927
Erected 1927 by Commonwealth of Massachusetts. (Marker Number MA-21.)
Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Notable Events • War, US Revolutionary. In addition, it is included in the General Henry Knox Trail series list. A significant historical year for this entry is 1775.
Location. 42° 18.039′ N, 71° 26.081′ W. Marker is in Framingham, Massachusetts, in Middlesex County. Marker is at the intersection of Edgell Road (Massachusetts Route 30) and Worcester Road (Massachusetts Route 9), on the right when traveling south on Edgell Road. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Framingham MA 01702, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 4 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies. Old Burying Ground Cemetery (approx. 0.4 miles away); Our Soldiers' Lot (approx. half a mile away); Site of Eames Massacre (approx. 0.9 miles away); Thomas Eames (approx. 0.9 miles away);
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More about this marker. The top of the marker contains a bas relief bronze plaque depicting Gen. Knox overseeing a train of ox-drawn sleds.
Related markers. Click here for a list of markers that are related to this marker. These markers follow the route used by Knox to transfer cannons from Fort Ticonderoga to Cambridge, Mass.
Also see . . . American Revolution: Major General Henry Knox. ThoughtCo website entry (Submitted on June 30, 2022, by Larry Gertner of New York, New York.)
Photographed By Bill Coughlin, April 13, 2009
2. Marker on Edgell Road
Photographed By Bill Coughlin, April 13, 2009
3. Knox Trail Marker in Framingham
Photographed By Bill Coughlin, July 11, 2008
4. Noble Train of Artillery
This painting of Knox transporting the cannons is on display at Fort Ticonderoga. It was painted by Tom Lovell.
Internet Archive
5. Henry Knox, 1873 by James Harvey Young
after Gilbert Stuart
after Gilbert Stuart
in Secretaries Of War, Secretaries of The Army by William Gardner Bell 1981—CMH Pub 70–12.
Credits. This page was last revised on January 11, 2024. It was originally submitted on April 13, 2009, by Bill Coughlin of Woodland Park, New Jersey. This page has been viewed 2,552 times since then and 90 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4. submitted on April 13, 2009, by Bill Coughlin of Woodland Park, New Jersey. 5. submitted on December 26, 2023, by Allen C. Browne of Silver Spring, Maryland.
