Attleboro historical commission presents preservation awards
ATTLEBORO -- The Attleboro Historical Commission held its 22nd Historical Preservation Award Ceremony on Thursday night at City Hall.
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ATTLEBORO -- The Attleboro Historical Commission held its 22nd Historical Preservation Award Ceremony on Thursday night at City Hall.
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ATTLEBORO — The 300th anniversary of the Peck House, owned by the Attleboro chapter of The Daughters of the American Revolution, will be celebrated from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m.
It looks like a castle and is perhaps the most iconic building in Attleboro.
Marion’s lost stone tablet comes home WAREHAM – It’s hard not to imagine that Marion would be pleased. Marion Pierce Carter died September 9, 1946 at 81 and is buried next to her husband, Miles, in the Woodlawn Cemetery in Attleboro. She was an avid genealogist and founder of the Attleboro Chapter of the Daughters of the American Revolution in 1901. It’s one of the nation’s oldest chapters. The DAR was founded in 1890. One of the first official acts of the brand-new chapter was to buy the historic “Peck House” in Attleboro, built in 1723. The chapter voted in January, 1902, t...