Town of Walpole
C.S. Bird Fountain
Gifted to the Town by Charles Sumner Bird — 1903
Fountain Restoration in Memory of
1st Lt. Andrew J. Bacevich, United States Army — 2008
Restored by Veterans Development Corporation, Inc
Dedicated . . . — — Map (db m283854) HM WM
Horatio Wood built this house for Harlow and Sylvia (Fales) Lawrence on a portion of
the property Wood and Lawrence had purchased together in 1824. The Lawrences and
their children lived in the house until 1830, when they moved next door to be . . . — — Map (db m284205) HM
In honor of those who served
from the Walpole area
Army - Navy - Marine Corp - Coast Guard - Air Force
★ Operation ★
Desert Shield/Desert Storm
Dedicated by: Operation Home Front 1992 — — Map (db m283498) HM
Memorial Park was originally planned by John Nolan in connection with
the bicentennial of Walpole's incorporation in 1724. Nolan described the
park initially as a "central park" intended as a civic center, playground, and
park. The . . . — — Map (db m284110) HM
Charles Fales (1826-1898) began his career as a machinist at the Lewis Batting
Company (later Kendall Mills). He invented a multiple needle "maniflex" sewing
machine that could be used for making mattresses and carpet linings. In 1894, . . . — — Map (db m284221) HM
In 1863, Willard Lewis (1808-1892) established the Lewis Batting Company on
this site, making carpet linings and cotton batting. Lewis built the first brick mill
building in Walpole about 1863, and it still can be seen at 75 West Street. . . . — — Map (db m284223) HM
Site of Walpole's first houses of God, Those of Reverend Philip Payson and Reverend George Morey, Early Harvard Graduates.
O Zion Mount of pleading, our forefathers earlier shrine. Though now shorn of crest and hillsides art thou "Auld Lang Syne" . . . — — Map (db m56102) HM
The Bradford Lewis mill buildings were on this site
(currently a parking lot) near the Neponset River and
the railroad tracks. The mill processed waste paper and
waste cotton to make new products such as cardboard
and wiping cloths.
The . . . — — Map (db m284141) HM
This Flagpole Is Dedicated In Memory Of
Everett A. "Rocky" Rockwood, Jr.
Nov 21st, 1924 - Jan 5th, 2013
Private 1st Class, 29th Infantry Division, U.S. Army
D-Day, Battle of Normandy
Bronze Star, Purple Heart, Combat Infantry Badge . . . — — Map (db m283278) WM
(east side)
This Memorial Bridge
is Dedicated by the Citizens of Walpole
to the
Soldiers Sailors and Nurses
Who have gone out from Walpole
to Serve their Country in Time of War
1724 ··· 1924
(west side) . . . — — Map (db m284137) HM WM
The present Walpole Union Station was built in 1893, by Melzar Waterman Allen.
It replaced the previous, similar Union Station (1882-1893), which was destroyed
by the fire of April, 1893. As a Union Station, by definition, it hosted more . . . — — Map (db m284243) HM
Dedicated to the heroic valor and patriotic spirit of the men and women
of the town of Walpole who served in the armed forces of the United
States of America in all its wars
Dedicated May 26, 1997 ——— VFW Post 5188 . . . — — Map (db m283788) WM
Erected in grateful recognition of the services of the men of Walpole and vicinity in the French and Indian War.
They enlisted not for a livelihood, but with intent to return to their farms and trades being chiefly influenced . . . — — Map (db m283856) WM
