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Historical Markers and War Memorials in Worcester County, Massachusetts
Adjacent to Worcester County, Massachusetts
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On Church Street just south of Front Street, on the left when traveling north.
This marks the Northeast Corner of the cemetery which served the Town of Worcester from 1728 to 1824 about 225 graves with their monuments laid flat still remain within this area. — — Map (db m151778) HM
On Foster Street at Front Street, on the right when traveling north on Foster Street.
Honoring the Puerto Rican 65th
US Army Infantry Regiment
Rindiéndole honor al Regimiento
Puertorriqueño del 65 de
Infantería Ejército de los EEUU
— — Map (db m151852) WM
On Grafton Street (Massachusetts Route 122) at Hamilton Street, on the left when traveling north on Grafton Street. Reported missing.
At the end of Hamilton Street is the site of the Leonardson house from which in 1695 Samuel, aged twelve, was taken captive. Two years later he was with his Indian master at the burning of Haverhill and helped Hannah Dustin to make her escape. — — Map (db m48791) HM
On Franklin Street at Church Street, on the right when traveling west on Franklin Street.
This marks the Southeast Corner of the cemetery which served the Town of Worcester from 1728 to 1824. About 225 graves with their monuments laid flat still remain within this area. — — Map (db m151782) HM
On Front Street at Foster Street, on the right when traveling west on Front Street.
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
On Quinsigamond Avenue at Canton Street, on the right when traveling north on Quinsigamond Avenue.
End of an Era
Opened in 1828 to connect Worcester and Providence, the Blackstone Canal transported goods throughout the Blackstone Valley. The canal system was replaced by the faster and more efficient railroad by the 1840s. When the canal . . . — — Map (db m151752) HM
On Foster Street just north of Front Street, on the right when traveling north.
Erected by Veterans and a grateful community to honor the men and women of Worcester County who faithfully served in the Armed Forces during the Korean War
1950 - 1953
In reverence to those who hath answered our country's call, your . . . — — Map (db m151836) WM
Near Front Street at Commercial Street, on the left when traveling west.
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
On Front Street just west of Commercial Street, on the left when traveling west.
Born in Worcester on November 22, 1919
South High School - 1938
College of the Holy Cross - 1942
Boston College Law School - 1948
United States Marine Corps - First Lieutenant
World War II - 1942 - 1946
Korean War - 1950 - 1952 . . . — — Map (db m151811) HM WM
On Church Street just north of Franklin Street, on the left when traveling north.
To the
men and women
who answered the
call and especially
those who gave
their lives
Commonwealth of Massachusetts
Honor Roll
Auger, Allen R., Corporal, USMC
Burt, Paul L., Sergeant, USA . . . — — Map (db m151783) WM
On Front Street just east of Foster Street, on the right when traveling west.
"We were alerted for Korea and I remember it very clearly. We would be gone a couple of weeks at the most to make a show of force, a parade in Korea, then back to Japan." — U.S. Soldier of the 34th Infantry Regiment
June 1950. . . . — — Map (db m151872) HM
On Front Street at Foster Street, on the right when traveling west on Front Street.
"We must act now or die. We shall land at Inchon and I shall crush them." — General Douglas MacArthur
At the end of the first campaign of the Korean War, General Douglas MacArthur was ready to attempt to repel what had been . . . — — Map (db m151871) HM
On Church Street just south of Front Street, on the left when traveling north.
April 1865... the Civil War was over. The war had been a life-changing event. It obliterated the normal patterns of life as men were swept into training camps and battle units. Families struggled to survive, businesses tried to cope with the loss . . . — — Map (db m151763) HM
On Franklin Street at Portland Street, on the right when traveling east on Franklin Street.
To honor those brave sons and daughters who served and those who gave their lives for their nation under God in the struggle for peace in Vietnam
The American people acknowledge their duty and sacrifice with gratitude and pride — — Map (db m151784) WM
On Front Street at Commercial Street, on the left when traveling west on Front Street.
Formal warfare began in Europe on September 1st, 1939 with the German invasion of Poland, but there had already been fighting in Spain's civil war and in Ethiopia when Italy invaded North Africa in 1936. Furthermore, in a process called . . . — — Map (db m151806) HM
Near Front Street at Commercial Street, on the left when traveling west.
The Japanese Empire, like its European ally Germany, was determined to expand its control in East Asia by "annexing" territory and asserting control over the region. Japan took advantage of the European war to invade and seize French, Dutch, and . . . — — Map (db m151791) HM
On Belmont Street (Massachusetts Route 9), on the right when traveling west.
One mile north on Wigwam Hill was one of the three Indian villages on Worcester ground. The heirs of Sagamore Pennasanet sold their rights to Captains Gookin, Henchman and Prentice on December 6, 1677. — — Map (db m48045) HM
On Belmont Street (Massachusetts Route 9) at Shrewsbury Street, on the left when traveling west on Belmont Street.
The first settlement of this lonely region called Quinsigamond was attempted in 1673, but abandoned during King Philip's War. A second settlement, attempted in 1684, soon named Worcester, was also temporarily abandoned because of Indian hostility. . . . — — Map (db m48046) HM
On Main Street (Massachusetts Route 9) at Stafford Street, on the left when traveling west on Main Street.
The first settlement of this lonely region called Quinsigamond was attempted in 1673, but abandoned during King Philip's War. A second settlement, attempted in 1684, soon named Worcester, was also temporarily abandoned because of Indian hostility. . . . — — Map (db m48047) HM
On Belmont Street (Massachusetts Route 9) at Grove Street, on the left when traveling west on Belmont Street.
The first settlement of this lonely region called Quinsigamond was attempted in 1673, but abandoned during King Philip's War. A second settlement, attempted in 1684, soon named Worcester, was also temporarily abandoned because of Indian hostility. . . . — — Map (db m48048) HM
On Main Street at Front Street when traveling north on Main Street.
On this spot stood Worcester's First City Hall where was held July 20 1854 the first convention of delegates founding the Republican Party in Massachusetts — — Map (db m151814) HM
On Front Street at Commercial Street, on the left when traveling west on Front Street.
The Second World War began when the German army, led by Nazi Führer Adolf Hitler, invaded Poland on September 1st, 1939. Germany already controlled Austria and parts of Czechoslovakia through a process called "Appeasement." In Asia, the conflict . . . — — Map (db m151809) HM
Near Front Street at Commercial Street, on the left when traveling west.
In honor of the courageous men and women of Worcester who served our country in the spirit of securing freedom, democracy, and peace for our nation and the world. May the memory of their bravery endure through the annal of time.
Presented by . . . — — Map (db m151789) WM
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