In 1687 Major Appleton of Ipswich made a speech on this rock denouncing the tyranny of the Royal Governor, Sir Edmund Andros. A watch was stationed on the hill to give warning of any approach of the Crown Officers. — — Map (db m48112) HM
A ringing anvil and glowing forge were signals that the blacksmith was working. The skill, stamina, and strength of the blacksmith played an important role in constructing machinery and maintaining the ironworkers' equipment. Using simple tools and . . . — — Map (db m86452) HM
"The Company of Undertakers for the Iron Works," consisting of English gentlemen and colonists, erected a furnace on this site in 1643. Joseph Jenks, their employe, built a forge here in 1647, invented the modern type of scythe, and built Boston's . . . — — Map (db m48222) HM
Ore, charcoal and rock called gabbro for flux were hauled to this site, and a drying fire was started in the furnace. Within a day or two the water wheels and bellows were set in motion, and the “blast”, once begun, would burn . . . — — Map (db m86192) HM
The discovery of a navigable river at a site which also offered timber and flowing water for power was cause for company investors and site planners to celebrate. Improved roads to this remote area did not exist in the 1600s. Transportation to the . . . — — Map (db m86451) HM
This monument was presented to the
Town of Saugus by
Henry E. Hone,
as a memorial to the patriotism of her sons
who went forth to battle on land and sea
from 1861-1865 for the
Preservation of the Union.
By their loyalty and . . . — — Map (db m97342) WM
Dedicated to the men and women of Saugus who served their country in the World War 1917-1918
There are 6 rows of names inscribed, 10 of them have stars, indicating they died in battle.
Authorized by town meeting March 1927 Replacing honor roll . . . — — Map (db m97337) WM
In honor and memory those from the town of Saugus, Mass. who gave their lives in the service of their country in the Vietnam Conflict Cpl. Michael A, DeProfio PFC Richard D. Devine, Jr. Sp/4 Stanley J. Egan PFC Richard D. Devine Jr. Memorial — — Map (db m97338) WM
A furnace at full blast kept founders preparing to receive up to a ton of molten liquid iron. Crucible contents were checked frequently and slag impurities that float on top of the heavier molten iron were removed. All preparations had to be . . . — — Map (db m86454) HM
At the forge, porous and brittle cast iron was changed into tough, strong, flexible wrought iron. To the sounds of four water wheels turning, the bellows flapping, and the ground-shaking thump of the power hammer, men toiled to make wrought-iron . . . — — Map (db m86349) HM
Erected in 1650 or 1651 by The Undertakers of the Iron Works in Lynn (Saugus) to house Scotch prisoners captured by Cromwell at the Battle of Dunbar and sold into seven years' service in New England as indentured servants. — — Map (db m50198) HM
This English cannon cast in 1798 captured during the War of 1812 by the Salem privateer "Grand Turk" bought by Swampscott fisherem in 1835 for use as a fog signal and last discharged on July 4, 1857 is now dedicated by the town as a memorial to . . . — — Map (db m36699) HM
Elihu Thomson House
Has Been Designated A
National
Historic Landmark
This Site Posesses National Significance
In Commemorating the History of The
United States Of America
1976
National Park Service
United States Department of the . . . — — Map (db m36774) HM
[ east side ]
In Memory Of The Brave
And Heroic Soldiers Who
Died In Defence Of Their
Country. This Monument Is
Erected By The Town Of
Swampscott.
"Our Nations Defenders
Dead But Not Forgotten."
[ north side ] . . . — — Map (db m36772) HM
Desert Shield Desert Storm
2 August 1990 30 November 1995
Berry Jr., Robert R. Cassidy, Margaret M. Losano, Joseph A. DiPietro, David C. Tibbetts, Paul W. Cavallaro, Darren R. Knowles, Douglas B. Pelletier, Steven R. . . . — — Map (db m36705) WM
Swampscott
Honor Roll
Dedicated To The
Memory Of Those
Who Served In
World War II
Dedicated November 11, 1968
[ 1440 names are listed. The following names have a star indicating they did not return ]
Addison, Charles D., Jr. . . . — — Map (db m36700) HM
Korean War Honor Roll
James S. Abbott Henry E. Ackler, Jr. George Richard Adams George V. Anderson Jay H. Anderson Loring H. Anderson Victor M. Antoniello George H. Arrington George J. Arroll Robert W. Bailey Morten Baker . . . — — Map (db m36701) WM
In Memory Of The Men
Of Swampscott Who Lost Their
Lives At Sea
This Anchor Believed To Be From
The Bark "Tedesco" Wrecked January 18, 1857
And Found Off Swampscott August, 1968 By
Mark Cheevers William Clarke Mark O'Grady Kevin . . . — — Map (db m36697) HM
Revolutionary War
Honor Roll 1775 – 1783
Burrill, Alden Burrill, Ebenezer Burrill, John A. Burrill, John M. Burrill, Samuel Burrill, Theophilus Clark, Edmund Ingalls, Benjamin Ingalls, Jacob Ingalls, John Ingalls, Joseph . . . — — Map (db m36706) HM
1961 1975
Abram, Francis A., Jr. Abram, James A. Ackerman, David C. Allison, George K. Anderson, Ty J. Anthony, William S. Antoniello, Mathew, Jr. Armstrong, James W. Arsenault, Dennis P. Bagnell, Dana P. Barnes, Michael E. . . . — — Map (db m36769) HM
[ south side ]
Honor Roll
World War
Leon E Abbott Isaac M Adams Lawrence W Adams Antonio Alfonsi Frank Alley Christian S Ambye Arvid S Anderson Harry Anderson Michael Arribea Michael Asconti George B Atkins Percy W . . . — — Map (db m36703) HM
World War
1917 1918
In Memoriam
They Gave Their Lives
For Their Country
Leon E. Abbott John E. Blocksidge Elmer R. Bolinder William M. Bunting Wilfred G. Colclough Harry W. Eastman Raymond L. Howland George H. Morrill . . . — — Map (db m36708) HM
Parson Capen House
has been designated a
National Historc Landmark
This site possesses national signficance
in commemorating the history of the
United States of America — — Map (db m47177) HM
One half mile west of here is the Parson Capen House. Built in 1683 for the minister and a fine specimen of domestic architecture of the Puritan century. Now the home of the Topsfield Historical Society. — — Map (db m82375) HM
This stone marks the site of
Peter Hill
on which about the year 1638
Reverend Hugh Peter
Pastor of the church in Salem
preached the first sermon in
Wenham
Text from John III.23
"In enon near to Salim because there was . . . — — Map (db m48730) HM
Settled about 1636, called
Enon "Because there was much
water there" (St. John III, 23).
Set off from Salem and name
changed to Wenham 1643 — — Map (db m47221) HM
Settled about 1636, called Enon, "Because there was much water there" (St. John III, 23). Set off from Salem and name changed to Wenham 1643. — — Map (db m48728) HM
At this site in 1952 Julian D. Steele was unanimously elected town moderator, becoming the first African-American in the Commonwealth to hold this position. — — Map (db m155670) HM
Birthplace of Jacob Bayley, born July 19, 1726. He made a settlement in Vermont on the oxbow of the Connecticut River in 1762, naming it for the place of his birth. — — Map (db m155512) HM
