G. H. Bent Factory Sign
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N 42° 14.734 W 071° 04.137
19T E 329311 N 4679114
The G. H. Bent Company is known for making the first 'hard tack' biscuit and coined the word 'cracker.'
Waymark Code: WM15TK
Location: Massachusetts, United States
Date Posted: 01/25/2007
Views: 50
The sign says:
"In 1801 Josiah Bent, an enterprising sea captain, baked ship bisquits in Dutch ovens located in his Milton home. These thin, crisp bisquits made a crackling sound as they cooled, and Mr. Bent aptly dubbed his creation "cracker" which became an original American word. He sold his goods, the Bent Water Crackers, from his saddlebag to ship merchants in Boston Harbor. In 1891 his grandson, George H. Bent, continued the family business of baking the world-reknowned Bent Water Cracker. The G. H. Bent factory continues to manufacture Bent crackers, using time-honored traditions and old-fashioned values. On February 10, 2000, the G. H. Bent Factory was listed on the National Register of Historic Places."
The factory is located on Pleasant Street, right at the corner with Randolph Street (Rte 28) about 1/4 mile south of where Rte 28 bends sharply west.
There is a store at the place that sells deli and baked goods. There are cakes and cookies, as well as the Bent Water Crackers, used today in Civil War re-enactments.
Agency Responsible for Placement: National Park Service
Year Placed: 2000
County: Norfolk
City/Town Name: Milton
Agency Responsible for Placement (if not in list above): Not listed
Relevant Web Site: Not listed
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