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In Memory of
Jonah Benson · Woodbridge Bryant · Philo Carver · J.K.P. Chamberlain · Charles W. Clifford · Seth W. Conant · Alvin Conant · Lucius Conant · Elias Frawley · Frederic A. Fuller · George F. Graves · Silas N. . . . — — Map (db m209440) WM
Bridgewater
Dedicated to Those
Who gave their lives
In the service of
Our Country
Freedom Is Never Free
World War I
Warren A. Randall · Martin Dolan · Louis C. Brown · Charles P. Willey Jr. · Thomas G. McCauley · Joseph P. Connor · . . . — — Map (db m209692) WM
This Memorial
Is Erected
In Honor of Those Who Went From
Bridgewater
To Serve the Cause of Freedom
On Land and Sea and in the Air
1917 — 1919
Agababian Vahan H · Alden Hollis E · Aleskewic Adam · Ames Donald B · Ames Malcolm H · . . . — — Map (db m209694) WM
Given in memory of “Mickey” Cochrane, a
Bridgewater Native and a member of Baseball’s Hall of Fame.
In 1952 “Mickey” was voted the greatest
catcher of all time by the Baseball Writers of America.
May his leadership and fierce competitive . . . — — Map (db m209441) HM
Built about 1698 by Jacob Leonard sold to Rev. Allen, Minister of the First Parish Church, who under pressure for his Tory sympathies, sold the property to Col. Josiah Edson, a Tory who occupied it until 1775, when it was confiscated by The . . . — — Map (db m209695) HM
Dedicated To
Nelson J. Garnett
T/Sgt 8th A.A.F.
Born May 9.1918
Enlisted Sept. 24 1940
Killed in Action over
Brotterode Germany
Feb. 24, 1944 — — Map (db m209038) WM
Welcome to the Alden House Historic Site Part of original land grant given to Mayflower Pilgrims John and Priscilla Mullins Alden in 1627 and home to generations of Aldens. The property is now a National Historic Landmark and owned by the Alden . . . — — Map (db m177585) HM
Myles Standish Burying ground is the oldest maintained cemetery in the United States. This sacred ground has been cared for by the town of Duxbury Massachusetts, and takes its name from Myles Standish, military leader of the Plymouth colony who was . . . — — Map (db m56227) HM
Bumpus Park The Park The King Caesar House was sold in 1946 by the Bumpus family. At that time, this wharf was donated to the Duxbury Rural & Historical Society to serve as a park, dedicated to the memory of Hermon C. Bumpus, Sr. The . . . — — Map (db m177319) HM
Capt. Myles Standish. (c. 1584 - October 3, 1656) was one of the passengers aboard the Mayflower, arriving in Plymouth Colony in the late-fall of 1620. Little is known of his early life and career. He was most likely raised in . . . — — Map (db m147415) HM
Capt. John Alden, Sr. (c. 1599 - September 12, 1687) was a crew member aboard the Mayflower and arrived in Plymouth Colony in the late-fall of 1620. It is believed that he was from the Alden family of Harwich, England, homeport of the Mayflower. . . . — — Map (db m159950) HM
Nathaniel Winsor, Jr. House A Property of The Duxbury Rural & Historical Society
www.duxburyhistory.org
Federal Homes on Washington St. The term “Federal” refers to an architectural style popular between 1780-1830. It is . . . — — Map (db m150422) HM
Site of land granted to Philip in 1637 by the Plymouth Colony Court. Born in Leiden, a Huguenot, he came to the Plymouth Colony on the “Fortune” in 1621. A Purchaser, he helped repay the Colony’s debts to English merchants. Well . . . — — Map (db m150282) HM
Reynolds-Maxwell Garden
Around 1800, this area of the Blue Fish River was thriving with shipyards, wharves, saw pits, mills and warehouses. By 1900, Duxbury Village (as it was known then) was Duxbury's main commercial district with livery . . . — — Map (db m149421) HM
Site of Nook Gate Here a palisade was erected across the Nook in 1634 This palisade was a high fence to prevent cattle from straying and probably to keep the Indians out Town of Duxbury 1940 — — Map (db m147749) HM
Site of second meeting house 1700 1785 40 x 33 x 17 Ministers John Robinson 1702 1738 Samuel Veazie 1738 1750 Charkes Turner 1755 1775 Zedekiah Sanger 1776 1786 Town of Duxbury 1939 — — Map (db m158486) HM
The Beginning of the Bradford House “How comes the house, not quite finished yet I suppose…” Gershom Bradford aboard the brig Mercury, to his wife Sally, December 31, 1807. Sarah (Sally) Hickling Bradford supervised the . . . — — Map (db m150330) HM
Welcome to the Old Burying Ground, c. 1632-1787 The Old Burying Ground (also known as the Myles Standish Burying Ground) is the oldest maintained cemetery in the United States. The first burials occurred here as early as 1632, shortly after . . . — — Map (db m147784) HM
The Old Burying Ground (also known as the Myles Standish Burying Ground) is the oldest maintained cemetery in the United States. The first burials occurred here as early as 1632, shortly after the area began to be permanently settled by Europeans. . . . — — Map (db m160432) HM
In memory of firefighters, police officers and all first responders that lost their lives in the terrorist attacks of September 11, 2001.
We also honor all of the first responders who continue to suffer and die from their exposure to toxic . . . — — Map (db m209334) HM
Erected by
The Citizens of East Bridgewater
A.D. 1873
In Memory of
Their Townsmen
Who in the War of 1861 — 1865
and in the
Service of the United States
Gave Their Lives
That a Nation might Live.
Hartwell Atkinson · Bertrand . . . — — Map (db m209325) WM
In grateful recognition
of its sons who served
in the
Spanish-American War
This tablet is placed
by the Town of East Bridgewater
1941 — — Map (db m209331) WM
Town of East Bridgewater Veterans Memorial
Dedicated to all the Men and Women who Served Our Country
“To keep forever living the freedom for which they died.”
“They gave their full meaure of devotion, a greater gift cannot be given.”
. . . — — Map (db m209318) WM
Erected by the Grateful Citizens of
The Town of East Bridgewater
In Honor of its Men and Women
Who Served in the World War
Clifton J. Adam · Henry L. Adam · Arnold B. Adams · John P. Ahearn · J. Herbert Alexander · Ralph H. Andrews · Edwin . . . — — Map (db m209339) WM
Parish members mustered here on the alarm of 19th April 1775.
The last enlistment was 1781 when 13 men were fitted from the sale of pew-places in the church. — — Map (db m209328) WM
Our Patriot Soldiers
Oliver E. Bryant · Herbert P. Bosworth · Horatio W. Cornish · George Drew 3d · Nathaniel B. Bishop · Edward Bishop · Zephaniah L.P. Britton · Lewis T. Wade · Joseph T. Bourne · James A. Lyon · Luther W. Hayward · Abel T. . . . — — Map (db m209134) WM
For Those Who Returned
Thanks God
For Those Still Missing
Please God
In Grateful Tribute to
The Men and Women of
Halifax who Served in
World War I
World War II
Korean Conflict
Vietnam War
They Served Our Country
To Protect . . . — — Map (db m209131) WM
This Tablet was Placed by
The Town of Halifax
In Memory of Our
Patriot Soldiers of the Revolution
Joseph Bosworth · Richard Bosworth · Eli Bosworth · Benjamin Bosworth · Andrew Bearce Killed · Samuel Brown · Samuel Briggs · . . . — — Map (db m209135) WM
Between Pembroke and Hanover
First bridge erected
1656
by Wm. Barstow “for foot & horse”
The second, “a cart bridge”
1682 Both by order of the Colony Court.
These were situated 100 feet above this structure
Third bridge built by . . . — — Map (db m175895) HM
Between 1678 & 1871 more than 1000 vessels of from 30 to 470 tons were built Of these in 1772 Ichabod Thomas constructed the ship Bedford and the brig Beaver. The former was the first vessel to display the United States flag in European waters off . . . — — Map (db m175837) HM
With malice toward none
with charity for all
[Dedicated] September 1939
This monument is presented to the
Citizens of Hingham
by Everett E Whitney
in fond memory of
his father Jason W Whitney
his mother Lydia A Whitney
his wife . . . — — Map (db m118181) HM
First Meeting House raised shortly after the gathering of the church in 1635 within a palisade.
First Burying Ground, First School House built prior to 1661.
Fort erected in 1676.
These landmarks were located upon this hill, the . . . — — Map (db m2850) HM
Erected in 1681, it is the oldest church structure in the United States to have been used continuously for public worship. Samuel Lincoln, original American ancestor of Abraham Lincoln, worshipped here regularly. — — Map (db m48810) 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
In grateful memory of Reverend Peter Hobart and that company of English men and women who founded the town of Hingham, landing near this spot in September, 1635 — — Map (db m2851) HM
Samuel Lincoln, ancestor of President Abraham Lincoln, and one of the eight early settlers of Hingham bearing that name, purchased this land in 1649. Seven generations of Lincoln descendants lived here. — — Map (db m42633) HM
Bastion C is the only bastion retaining its original form and protective outworks. It is one of five arrowhead-shaped corners which were built as the fort’s strongest strategic locations. The bastion form was developed in Italy at the end of the . . . — — Map (db m62578) HM
Battery Bartlett was built in the 1890's atop the fort's original earthen ravelin (triangular fortification in front of the bastions). A major upgrade to earlier batteries, it protected the Nantasket Roads and the Narrows Channels into Boston and . . . — — Map (db m59209) HM
Renowned coloratura soprano, noted
both in Europe and America for her
marvelous voice, her wonderful art,
and charming personality.
Passed to spirit life April 3, 1925.
With deepest sorrow we mourn and cry
"Until we meet again" Goodby, . . . — — Map (db m118054) HM
Dedicated July 14th by the Republic of France and the people of Hull in celebration of the United States of America bicentennial. In grateful tribute to the French sailors and marines who served and died at Fort Independence during the American . . . — — Map (db m56068) HM
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
Irish Patriot, Activist for Minority Rights,
Poet, Editor of The Pilot
——————————
Mary Murphy O'Reilly
Journalist for The Young Crusader
pen name: Agnes Smiley . . . — — Map (db m118045) 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
Memories of Paragon Park
In the year 1905 Paragon Park opened as an ocean front resort amusement park at Nantasket Beach, Massachusetts. Rose and David Stone acquired this popular palatial playground in 1920 and they were later joined by . . . — — Map (db m118042) HM
Interred herein are approximately
100 men, women and children
known only to God.
Victims of shipwrecks
on our shores, nearby islands
or shoals, from
1860 to 1898.
Erected in their memory — — Map (db m118049) HM
Originally an open courtyard, Bastion A was roofed over, probably in the 1870's to accommodate new artillery-15-inch Rodman Guns. The new space was divided into an indoor drill hall, a powder magazine and a storage area for wagons and gun carriages. . . . — — Map (db m59208) 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
In the year 1776.
The Brig Independence
Set sail from Kingston's
Jones River to protect the ships
and coastline of
Massachusetts. — — Map (db m85499) HM
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
Erected about 1641, a small building with a thatched roof stood a little north of this enclosure. It was sold in 1657 for 50 shillings when a new church was built near the site of the present First Congregational Church. Here are to be found the . . . — — Map (db m187344) HM
Site of first grist mill in Marshfield. Built by Josiah Winslow and William Ford prior to 1657.
Dunham’s saw mill 1814-1835 Duxbury and So. River Manufacturing Co.
Erected by Marshfield Historical Commission 1971 — — Map (db m218898) HM
The Old Marshfield Training Field and Meetinghouse of the First Parish where Daniel Webster attended church.
Home of Daniel Webster. Home of Governor Edward Winslow. Historic Winslow House is open to visitors in summer. — — Map (db m48763) HM
Text on the marker's plaque
From the year 1752 to 1876, at least six shipyards flourished along this waterfront from the foot of Pearl Street to Ship Street (Cannonville). The fine harbor, an abundant supply of virgin timber and a . . . — — Map (db m85630) HM
1752
Professional shipbuilding began. Originally, the builders used the abundant timber found in the area woods. Boats were built and launched on the Mattapoisett River. However, most of the larger ships were constructed at the . . . — — Map (db m88214) HM
1835
Congressman John Quincy Adams, representing the Plymouth County District, recommended to the government that a lighthouse be built in Mattapoisett.
1837
Barnabus Hiller sold four acres at Ned's point to . . . — — Map (db m88157) HM
Simeon L. Nickerson Post 64
of the American Legion
Memorial to All Past and Present Members
of This Veterans' Organization
and the Auxiliary — — Map (db m208947) WM
William L. Sukeforth Post 36
Disabled American Veterans
All Gave Some
Some Gave All
Honoring Disabled American Veterans
and the Auxiliary Members Past and Present — — Map (db m208950) WM
We Stand Together
Korea Veterans of America
“Dedicated in Honor of All Korea Veterans
Who Served in Defense of the Korean Peninsula
And to All Who Paid the Ultimate Sacrifice
From 1945 — to Present Date.” — — Map (db m208946) WM
For God and Country
Dedicated to those Men and
Women Who Served in the
Armed Forces in All Wars
of This Nation
Vietnam
Gerald B. Dorr · Roger P. Kay · Douglas Mohrmann · Fred Z. Washburn · Richard Olson · William F. Hitchcock · William M. . . . — — Map (db m208949) WM
In honor of all military women
Who volunteered, served, and sacrificed
for the love of their country
with patriotism and pride
B Rollins 2014 — — Map (db m208952) WM
Fifty rods east is the site of the Old Fort built about 1670 as a place of defense and refuge in time of need. During King Philip’s War an Indian making insulting gestures on Indian Rock across the Nemasket River was shot from the fort. — — Map (db m154467) HM
Site of the ford or wading place where the Indian trail from Plymouth to "Middleberry" (Middleborough) crossed the Nemasket River. When the town was established, 1669, its southern boundary was described as extending "Six mile from the wadeing . . . — — Map (db m48788) HM
John F. Glass Post 2188
Veterans' of Foreign Wars
Defenders of Freedom and Independence
At Home and Around the World
Honoring Veterans of Foreign Wars and
Auxiliary Members Past and Present — — Map (db m208945) WM
Dedicated to All
Vietnam Era
Veterans
May 28, 1979
A Man At Eighteen
A lad, a boy, turned just eighteen,
And a man he longs to be,
Four months of hell he just went through.
And now he rates the Marine Corps Blues.
He learns to . . . — — Map (db m208951) WM
Site of the home of
Nathan Cushing
Judge of Admiralty in the Revolution
Judge of Supreme Court of Massachusetts 1789–1810
State Councilor 1779–1780 1802–1807
Dec 13, 1780 the council ordered that Nathan Cushing Esq
be . . . — — Map (db m50357) HM
The “Columbia,” an 83 foot long ship built in 1773 at Hobart’s Landing in Norwell, MA, on the North River, was the first American ship to circumnavigate the globe. — — Map (db m216993) HM
In Memoriam
First Pound erected by the Town of Pembroke. 1712 of wood; area 20 x 20; cost 40 s. Second Pound erected on or near former site, 1824 of stone; area 20 x 20; cost $55.00 Repaired by the Town, 1909 — — Map (db m218836) HM
To Honor and Perpetuate the Memory of
John Eddy and Samuel Eddy
Arrived at Plymouth on the “Handmaid” Oct. 29, 1630
Sons of Rev. William Eddye, B.A., M, A. Cambridge, England
Vicar of St. Dunstan church, Cranbrook, Kent . . . — — Map (db m75829) 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
Plymouth, “America’s Hometown” is the site of the first permanent settlement of English Colonists in New England. Climb aboard Mayflower II, a recreation of the ship that sailed the Pilgrims to the new world . . . and learn . . . — — Map (db m107545) HM
The Pilgrams landed in Plymouth, America's Hometown, in December 1620. Covering 102 square miles, it is the largest town in the Commonwealth of Massachusetts. Plymouth's shoreline stretches 37 miles along Cape Cod Bay and with its boundaries lay 365 . . . — — Map (db m108370) HM
Brewster Gardens Brewster Gardens was created in 1921-1923 through the imagination, dedication and persistence of several Plymount women as part of the Plymouth's Tercentenary celebration of the landing of the pilgrims. It encompasses the . . . — — Map (db m151301) HM
The first English settlers (known as "The Pilgrims") built their first fort/meeting house here. The hill before you has been used for burials by Plymouth residents since the 1620s. Mayflower passengers buried here include Governor William . . . — — Map (db m73160) HM
Built in 1832 by Capt. James Bartlett Master of the Barque HANNAH in the West Indies Trade. This is the third house on this site which was originally the land of Samuel Fuller of the Mayflower. Captain Bartlett’s daughter married Isaac Brewster and . . . — — Map (db m107438) HM
You are standing at the corner of Leyden Street and Water Street. Leyden Street is the first street laid out in Plymouth and the location of the first Pilgrim homes. From this location one can see Cole's Hill, the Waterfront and Leyden Street . . . — — Map (db m75826) HM
Has been designated a Registered National Historic Landmark Under the provisions of the Historic Sites Act of August 21, 1935 this site possesses exceptional value in commemorating and illustrating the history of the United States. U.S. . . . — — Map (db m107424) HM
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