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|  Village on the Bay
in Massachusetts Historical Markers A wet marsh becomes filled with land and homes. posted by: Shorelander location: Massachusetts date approved: 2/11/2007 last visited: 4/17/2011 |
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|  First Settlement 1635 - Concord MA
in Massachusetts Historical Markers Located across the street from the The Wayside at the parking area for the site. posted by: nomadwillie location: Massachusetts date approved: 6/6/2017 last visited: 1/27/2019 |
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|  Raising the Village
in Massachusetts Historical Markers An interesting solution to an unfortunate problem. posted by: Shorelander location: Massachusetts date approved: 2/11/2007 last visited: 2/9/2007 |
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|  Hull
in Massachusetts Historical Markers "HULL - Indian region called Natascot, a fishing station as early as 1622 settled by the Puritans 1630. Name changed to Hull 1644." Massachusetts Bay Colony Tercentenary Commission posted by: silverquill location: Massachusetts date approved: 4/20/2007 last visited: 10/11/2019 |
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|  Architecture of the Area
in Massachusetts Historical Markers It is no accident that these early 19th century brick row houses may remind of those on Beacon Hill. posted by: NorStar location: Massachusetts date approved: 12/28/2006 last visited: 2/12/2007 |
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|  First Corps of Cadets Armory
in Massachusetts Historical Markers A castle-like former armory, now housing a restaurant. posted by: Shorelander location: Massachusetts date approved: 2/19/2007 last visited: 11/8/2011 |
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|  In Commemoration of the 50th Anniversary of the Smoot - Cambridge, MA
in Massachusetts Historical Markers What started as a fraternity pledge task that measured the bridge according to the shortest pledge at 364.4 smoots plus 1 ear, has turned into another legend tied to students at MIT, and is now recognized with a plaque at one end of the bridge. posted by: NorStar location: Massachusetts date approved: 6/5/2010 last visited: never |
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|  Salada Tea Doors - Boston, MA
in Massachusetts Historical Markers The Salada Tea Doors, commissioned by the Salada Tea's founder, Peter Larkin, were sculpted by Henry Wilson and cast by the Gorham Company. posted by: NorStar location: Massachusetts date approved: 6/7/2017 last visited: never |
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|  Fort Number 1
in Massachusetts Historical Markers Former location of a Revolution-era fortification. posted by: Shorelander location: Massachusetts date approved: 5/1/2006 last visited: 10/5/2011 |
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|  Home of Dr. Samuel Prescott
in Massachusetts Historical Markers A marker showing the site of the home of Dr. William Prescott, the only man to make it to Concord to warn the patriots of the coming British. posted by: Shorelander location: Massachusetts date approved: 4/10/2006 last visited: 1/27/2019 |
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|  Nook Hill
in Massachusetts Historical Markers A plaque commemorating the Battle of Nook Hill. posted by: Shorelander location: Massachusetts date approved: 3/19/2006 last visited: never |
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|  The South End Landmark District
in Massachusetts Historical Markers This marker has a large map of present day Boston, with the shoreline of the original penninsula superimposed on it, and a paragraph on the South End. posted by: NorStar location: Massachusetts date approved: 12/28/2006 last visited: 2/12/2007 |
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|  Reverend Bulkeley House
in Massachusetts Historical Markers Site of an important deal in Concord history. posted by: Shorelander location: Massachusetts date approved: 4/9/2006 last visited: 4/9/2006 |
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|  Boston's African-American Railroad Workers - Back Bay Station - Boston, MA
in Massachusetts Historical Markers This series of signs within the lobby of Back Bay Station chronicles the lives of African Americans working on the railroad. posted by: NorStar location: Massachusetts date approved: 10/3/2013 last visited: never |
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|  Boston Center for the Arts
in Massachusetts Historical Markers The Cyclorama has been 'recycled' for various uses, and is currently used by the Boston Center for the Arts. posted by: NorStar location: Massachusetts date approved: 12/28/2006 last visited: 2/12/2007 |
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|  Tent City - Boston, MA
in Massachusetts Historical Markers This area, now a residential complex, was the site of a camp out to protest the lack of affordable housing in the city. posted by: NorStar location: Massachusetts date approved: 6/7/2017 last visited: never |
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|  First Concord Town House
in Massachusetts Historical Markers A simple marker denoting the spot of the first Concord town house. posted by: Shorelander location: Massachusetts date approved: 4/9/2006 last visited: 1/27/2019 |
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|  Jethro's Tree
in Massachusetts Historical Markers The site of a historic purchase. posted by: Shorelander location: Massachusetts date approved: 4/9/2006 last visited: 6/7/2016 |
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|  The Steeple Bell - Concord, MA
in Massachusetts Historical Markers The bell in front of the church for the First Parish in Concord survived a fire that burned down the previous meeting house. posted by: NorStar location: Massachusetts date approved: 12/23/2018 last visited: never |
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|  The Milldam
in Massachusetts Historical Markers A former milldam in downtown Concord, MA. posted by: Shorelander location: Massachusetts date approved: 4/9/2006 last visited: 6/7/2016 |
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|  The Millpond [Concord]
in Massachusetts Historical Markers A marker describing a former pond on the site. posted by: Shorelander location: Massachusetts date approved: 4/9/2006 last visited: 6/7/2016 |
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|  Clarendon Street Baptist Church
in Massachusetts Historical Markers The people who built this structure were also the starters of many other well-known institutions in the Boston area. posted by: NorStar location: Massachusetts date approved: 12/28/2006 last visited: 4/27/2019 |
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|  Engine Company 33 and Ladder Company 15
in Massachusetts Historical Markers A Romanesque 19th century firehouse still in use in the Back Bay. posted by: Shorelander location: Massachusetts date approved: 2/10/2007 last visited: 7/14/2018 |
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|  Church of St. John the Baptist
in Massachusetts Historical Markers A house of worship since 1861, the South End building is currently a Greek Orthodox Church. posted by: Shorelander location: Massachusetts date approved: 2/19/2007 last visited: 2/12/2007 |
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|  Cathedral of the Holy Cross
in Massachusetts Historical Markers This church is the replacement for a cathedral built earlier, due to a swelling of Boston's Irish population before 1855. posted by: NorStar location: Massachusetts date approved: 12/28/2006 last visited: 4/11/2012 |
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