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A Page from North Quabbin History: Solomon Willard and the Bunker Hill Monument
Bunker Hill Monument in Charlestown. file photo
Bunker Hill Monument. Contributed photo
Petersham birthplace of Solomon Willard. Willard’s birthplace once stood on the southeast corner of North Main Street and Route 101 and was taken down in 1890, Contributed photo/Petersham Historical Society
Modified: 7/11/2021 5:07:28 PM
The Bunker Hill Monument is well known statewide and nationally. The architect of this 221-foot-tall historical icon was Solomon Willard, a Petersham native. Willard was born and raised in Petersham, attending schools there, according to Christine Mandel of the Petersham Historical Society. Willard’s birthplace once stood on the southeast corner of North Main Street and Route 101 and was taken down in 1890, when the current stone house was built, she continued. This house was one of the houses occupied by Daniel Shays’ men on the night of Feb. 3, 1787 during Shays
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Annual July 4th reenactment returns to Fort Sam PHOTOS
July 4, 2021
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Ricardo Rodriguez of the Order of Granaderos y Damas de Galvez color guard marches during Sunday’s ceremony at Fort Sam Houston National Cemetery.Robin Jerstad /ContributorShow MoreShow Less
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Wreath bearers wait for the color guard Sunday at the 2021 Order of Granaderos y Damas de Galvez 4th of July Patriotic Ceremony at Fort Sam Houston National Cemetery.Robin Jerstad /ContributorShow MoreShow Less
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A shot heard round the world begins the Order of Granaderos y Damas de Galvez 4th of July Patriotic Ceremony Sunday morning at Fort Sam Houston National Cemetery.Robin Jerstad /ContributorShow MoreShow Less
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