During the War of 1812, Captain Richard Raggett, of the British blockade ship, H.M.S. Spenser, demanded a ransom of $6,000 from the village of Barnstable, or else he would destroy the extensive saltworks owned by Loring Crocker.
Undaunted, . . . — — Map (db m142193) HM WM
James Otis Jr.
The Patriot
West Barnstable
1725 — 1783
Advocate Orator Statesman
President John Adams Said In Part
Of Otis’s Famous Writs Of Assistance
Speech In Boston February 1761
“American Independence . . . — — Map (db m142330) HM
Lt. Colonel F.W. McAbee
U.S.A.
Served 1942-1961
World War II
Korean War
Prisoner of War 1950-1953
Cape & Islands Chapter 1
Korean War Veterans Association — — Map (db m158958) WM
:
In Tribute To
Mercy Otis Warren
Poet, Playwright, Historian And
Political Pamphleteer
On The Occasion Of
The 225th Anniversary Of The
Start Of The American Revolution
1775 - 2000
* * * * *
Member of a . . . — — Map (db m142177) HM WM
Dedicated To Our
Brother Knights
Who Served Our Country
In Peace and War
Lest We Forget
Massachusetts Knights of Columbus
May 25, 2003 — — Map (db m183781) WM
In Grateful Memory
1st. Lt. Walter R. “Skip” Daley
Who Died at the Age of
Twenty Four Years While In
The Service of Our Country
As a Member of
The First Cavalry Airmobile Division
Of The United States Army.
For . . . — — Map (db m158472) WM
Born Falmouth August 12, 1859 - Died Wellesley March 28, 1929
Teacher · Poet · Author of "America the Beautiful"
At the summit of Pike's Peak, Colorado, in 1893 the opening lines of "America the Beautiful" floated into the mind of Katharine . . . — — Map (db m234490) HM
Bismore Park
Was Named in Honor of
Barnstable Resident
Army Air Corps Sergeant
Ralph P. Bismore.
1914 Ralph Bismore was born in Boston on April 28, 1914. The family later moved to the village of Hyannis on Cape Cod. He was best . . . — — Map (db m166529) HM WM
James Otis The Patriot
Born In Barnstable February 5 1724
To Mark The Spot
Where Her Gifted Son First Saw The Light
The Town Of Barnstable
Has Placed This Boulder Upon Ground Which
Formed A Part Of The Otis Homestead And
Was Deeded To the . . . — — Map (db m187508) HM
In Memory
of those members and associates of the East Hoosuck Society of Friends who, laying aside their religious scruples, took up arms, in the War for Independence in defense of their homes and liberties.
In the Friends Burial . . . — — Map (db m118632) WM
This bas-relief, the original of which was erected on Bennington Battlefield on Walloomsac Heights in the State of New York by the Commonwealth of Massachusetts, was dedicated by
Eugene Bucklin Bowen
to the memory of the six hundred and more . . . — — Map (db m118586) HM WM
In Memory of
Col. Thomas Knowlton
Born in West Boxford
November 22, 1740
Leader of America's First
Ranger Unit,
Knowlton's Rangers
Died in the Battle of
Harlem Heights
Serving Under
George Washington
on September 16, . . . — — Map (db m184034) HM
One of the most strategic and daring exploits of the patriot cause during the revolution. Part of the troops encamped in the Town of Danvers on the night of September 14, 1775 on their way to Newburyport where they embarked for the Kennebeck and . . . — — Map (db m48470) HM
Born and raised in Salem, Massachusetts, Catherine M. Larkin was a 1938 graduate of Salem Hospital School of Nursing. In 1941 as WWII erupted, she voluntarily enlisted in the U.S. Army Nurse Corps. In the rank of Chief Nurse, 1st Lieutenant Larkin . . . — — Map (db m233304) HM WM
This Liberty Tree and Plaque were dedicated on Patriots' Day, 1976 to the memory of Benjamin Peirce, a baker, the only Salem Minuteman killed on April 19, 1775 at Menotomy (Arlington). — — Map (db m230437) HM WM
[west plaque] Springfield furnished in the war of the rebellion two thousand four hundred and eighty five soldiers and sailors, the greater part of whom enlisted in the 10th, 27th, 37th, and 46th regiments. • • • They served with credit and . . . — — Map (db m158600) HM WM
This building is the remaining portion of the old
Draper Hotel
The first inn on this site was built by Asabel Pomeroy in 1792. Purchased by Oliver Warner in 1821 it became the Warner House, a celebrated stop on the Boston and Albany . . . — — Map (db m230495) HM
Line of the Minutemen
April 19, 1775
Stand your ground
Don't fire unless fired upon
But if they mean to have a war
let it begin here.
Captain Parker — — Map (db m83766) HM
(north face)
Commissioned Major General of US Volunteers MDCCCLXI
Command of Fifth Corps, Army of the Potomac
Command of the Defences of Washington
Command of the Department of the Gulf
(south face)
Speaker Massachusetts . . . — — Map (db m179165) HM WM
In this building in 1801 Paul Revere-famed " Midnight Rider" Patriot and silversmith- founded an industry as well as a business.
Here he rolled copper successfully for the first time in America. Thus beginning one of the most vital industries . . . — — Map (db m56048) HM
John Ross, a native of New York, moved with his family to Medfield in 1939. A month after he graduated with honors from Medfield High School in 1943, he joined the U. S. Coast Guard, and he eventually attained the rank of signalman third class. . . . — — Map (db m218980) HM
In Honor Of
Our Patriot Soldiers.
Killed in Battle.
[Roll of Honored Dead]
Died of Wounds
Received in Battle.
[Roll of Honored Dead]
Died in Prison.
[Roll of Honored Dead]
Died of Disease
contracted in the Army . . . — — Map (db m119039) HM
Farmer Lawyer Patriot Diplomat First Vice President Second President of the United States Side of Monument: There is danger from all men. The only maxim of a free government ought to be to trust no man living with power to endanger the public . . . — — Map (db m18052) HM
Farmer•Architect of American Independence•Statesman
John Adams October 30, 1735 - July 4 1826
Second President of the United States, 1797 - 1801
First Vice President of the United States, 1789 - 1797
First American Minister to the . . . — — Map (db m234482) HM
This flagpole was erected and dedicated
on June 14, 1986
through the determination of
Robert F. Beal, Jr., Vietnam Veteran
and kind generosity of Thomas Hastings
In memory of the
POW/MIA’s still held in Southeast Asia
With the . . . — — Map (db m118130) WM
To honor the
Gold Star Mothers of Hull
in memory of their sons
who died in the service
of their country
that liberty might live
World War I
Marie Long • Mary Howard • Esther Mitchell
Mary Shaw • Margaret Canary
World War II . . . — — Map (db m118113) WM
Poet • Patriot
Friend of Freedom
and Humanity
Ardent lover of
his native country
Devoted to his
adopted land
Born in Ireland • June 28 1844
Died on this spot • His summer home
August 10 1890
Memorial erected by the . . . — — Map (db m118046) HM
Built on the site of the
Old Hunt Estate
——————————
Susanna Haswell Rowson
(daughter)
Early Womens' Rights Advocate, Actress, Poet
Educator, Novelist, Author of . . . — — Map (db m118047) HM
The People of the Town of Hull
remember those who served their country
Forget 'Nam'? Never!
[bronze relief]
Dedicated June 23, 2013 — — Map (db m118115) WM
Hull pays tribute
to her valiant sons
who have upheld the
honor of her traditions
in the service of their country
Dedicated May 30 MCMXXIV
Monument Re-built 1949
[War Reliefs]
1775 • 1812 • 1861 • 1898
1917 • 1941 • 1950 • . . . — — Map (db m118121) WM
This tablet is erected by
John Adams Chapter
Daughters of the American Revolution
In patriotic remembrance
Daniel Webster
1782-1852
Peerless debator, a brilliant orator
A profound constitutional lawyer
A patriotic . . . — — Map (db m47057) HM
Alexander Scammell
1747 -- 1781
Teacher Soldier Patriot
He taught the public school on this site
Colonel and Adjutant General in the
Continental Army
mortally wounded at Yorktown
This memorial dedicated by the
General . . . — — Map (db m73209) HM WM
In Memory of the Men Who Made
the Ultimate Sacrifice
Spanish American War, World War I, World War II
Spanish-American War
Peter A. Bowler • John A. Cullinan • Patrick H. Mahoney
Joseph B. Murphy • Joseph E. . . . — — Map (db m118204) WM
This mall is named in honor of Marquis de Lafayette
distinguished French soldier
Major-General in the War of American Independence
and illustrious patriot of the French Revolution
who nobly served the cause of liberty on two . . . — — Map (db m73212) HM
The Shaw - 54th Regiment Memorial honors Colonel Robert Gould Shaw and members of the Massachusetts 54th Regiment who died in the assault on Fort Wagner, South Carolina, July 18, 1863. The 54th was the first regiment of Black volunteers from the . . . — — Map (db m75619) HM
Training fields were a familiar sight in early New England in an era of constant alert.
American colonist formed militias for protection and trained in open fields also known as commons. Charlestown Training Field dates from the 1640s . . . — — Map (db m115250) HM
Dedicated to the Men of the Boston Naval Shipyard who made the supreme sacrifice in defense of their country in all wars 1800 – 1950 “For what avail the plough or sail Or land or life, if freedom fail?” Presented by employees . . . — — Map (db m37700) HM
From 1769-1776 Boston was the flashpoint for events leading up to the American Revolution. On February 22, 1770, a crowd gathered around the house and shop of a Tory sympathizer and customs agent, Ebenezer Richardson. When they started pelting the . . . — — Map (db m18766) HM
This tablet as a memorial to Paul Revere is erected by the Paul Revere Memorial Association to commemorate the opening to the public on April 19, 1908 of his old house at No. 19 North Square in this city. May the youth of today when they visit . . . — — Map (db m18709) HM
Patriot, Son of Liberty, and first messenger sent by Warren from Boston to Lexington on the night of April 18-19 1775 to warn Hancock and Adams of the coming of the British troops. Born April 6 1745 Died February 25 1799 Placed by the Massachusetts . . . — — Map (db m18712) HM
Samuel Adams 1722 – 1803 A patriot He organized the Revolution and signed the Declaration of Independence. A Statesman Incorruptible and Fearless Governor A true leader of the people. Erected A.D. 1880 from a fund bequeathed to the City of . . . — — Map (db m19013) HM
Printer, Scientist, Philanthropist, Diplomat and Statesman A Man of Towering Eminence
As Publisher of Poor Richard’s Almanac he provided America in its upbuilding with a practical Philosophy and enriched its common speech with a . . . — — Map (db m101423) HM
Merchant Vestryman and Compatriot of
Paul Revere
on April 18, 1775 called
Robert Newman
from his house on Salem St. to Christ church and lest the British disturb him, locked the church doors from outside while the lanterns were being . . . — — Map (db m115353) HM
The Signal Lanterns of Paul Revere displayed in the steeple of this church April 18 1775 warned the country of the march of the British troops to Lexington and Concord. — — Map (db m115352) HM
Here in North Square
Lived Paul Revere and his wife
Rachel Revere for whom this overlook is named
* * * * * * *
Here lived Major Pitcairn
of the soldiery
occupying Boston in 1775
Governor Thomas Hutchinson
Sir Harry Frankland . . . — — Map (db m47631) HM
“Messenger of the Revolution”
“Patriot Engraver”
“Pioneer Industrialist”
These are among history’s labels for Paul Revere, who occupied this small frame house on North Square from 1770 to 1800. Built about 1676 after one of the great . . . — — Map (db m21543) HM
Established 1933 from the income of the George Robert White Fund bequeathed to the City of Boston for creating works of public utility and beauty * * * * * Dedicated to the enjoyment of the community and to the memory of those men and women of . . . — — Map (db m19275) HM
Sir William Phips 1651 - 1695 First Royal Governor of Massachusetts under the Charter of 1691. One of twenty-six brothers and sisters. A poor boy apprenticed to a ship's carpenter in the North End. In 1687 he recovered from a Spanish galleon . . . — — Map (db m76593) HM
Dedicated November 22, 1931, by the Polish people of Chelsea to General Casimir Pulaski, gallant son of Poland, soldier and patriot, whose sword helped to establish the American Republic and whose devotion to the cause of human freedom was sealed . . . — — Map (db m54233) HM
One of a generation of New England boys whose valor in war was equaled only by their achievements in peace. Presented to the town of Ashburnham by Ivers Whitney Adams. A native son AD1913 — — Map (db m133741)
Colonial Home 1777 - John Haven, Jr., a private in General George Washington's army, built this home during the revolution. He had fought in the siege of Boston and the victories at Ticonderoga and Saratoga — — Map (db m73185) HM
Built about 1798 by John Spurr,
Participant in the Boston Tea Party
(1773) and an officer in the Revolution
A leader in local affairs, a Major
Gen. in the Militia & several years
he represented Charlton at the
General Court. — — Map (db m131728) HM
On Sept. 3. 1824, General Lafayette was welcomed here at Wilson's Coffee House where
refreshments were served and local residents assembled. — — Map (db m203052) HM
Erected in honor
of those from our
town who served in
the several wars.
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Dedicated in Honor of
Rosario A. Chamberland
Past Commander, Community . . . — — Map (db m118888) WM
Dedicated in Honor of Southborough's
American Revolutionary War Veterans
1775 - 1783
With Eternal Gratitude to Those Who
Made the Supreme Sacrifice
Major Josiah Fay (d. August 8, 1776)
Private Jesse Amsden (d. March 3, 1778)
Private . . . — — Map (db m122593) WM
Tribute to Veterans
of
All Wars
☆ ☆ ☆
Supreme Sacrifice
W. W. I
L. L. Bagley
W. W. II
C. H. Davis • H. E. Fay • R. O. Gould
F. C. Harris • L. C. Hunt • J. P. Janiak
J. G. MacNeill • R. L. Renaud
H. G. . . . — — Map (db m122588) WM
Lafayette’s tour on Sept. 3, 1824, General Lafayette was welcomed at the entrance of the village where he was addressed by Isaac Goodwin of Sterling. — — Map (db m211720) HM
who died from injuries parachuting
from a P-47 which crashed in
Sturbridge on Sept. 1, 1943.
His body was recovered 4 miles
south of this location
Dedicated Memorial Day May 29, 1995 — — Map (db m118885) HM WM
[Honor Rolls of Veterans]
War of Independence
1775 - 1783
World War II
1940 - 1946
Korean Conflict
1950 - 1955
Vietnam Conflict
1961 - 1975
Iraq - Afghanistan Conflict
This temporary plaque is in honor
of those troops who have . . . — — Map (db m118871) WM
To keep forever living the
freedom for which they died
we dedicate this symbol of
our dead in World War II
Medal of Honor
Plt. Sgt. Joseph R. Julian
Killed in Action
Cpl. Rosaire M. Julian
M.O.M.M.1/c Lincoln G. Plimpton . . . — — Map (db m118884) WM
To the men of
Northbridge
who gave their lives
for their country
Andrew Addison • Henry W Ainsworth • James Allen
Arthur J Andrus • Alfred A Batcheller
Elbridge Bodwell • Dexter Brown • Edwin R Brown
Joseph E Brown • Jeremiah H . . . — — Map (db m117472) WM
Dedicated to the men and women
from the town of Northbridge who
served during the Vietnam War
"Ours was an honorable cause"
In memory of
Joseph E. Fitzgerald
SSgt. United States Army
November 25, 1948 - May 31, 1967
LLRP, 3rd . . . — — Map (db m117481) WM
Born in Concord August 29, 1826
Died in Worcester September 30, 1904
Lawyer • Scholar • Orator • Statesman
Citizen of Worcester
for more than half a century
member of Massachusetts House of Representatives 1852
Member of . . . — — Map (db m151815) HM
Honor and Fidelity
The 65th Infantry Regiment, one of the largest and best-trained in the U.S. Eighth Army, arrived in Korea on 23 September 1950. Its first mission took place on September 28, when it assaulted a strongly-defended . . . — — Map (db m151868) HM
As World War II began, President Franklin Delano Roosevelt described the United States as "the arsenal of democracy." Even before the attack on Pearl Harbor and the German declaration of war on the United States, the nation had been providing . . . — — Map (db m151794) HM
