General Henry Knox Passed Through Here - Sudbury
Posted by: trainlove
N 42° 20.366 W 071° 23.702
19T E 302701 N 4690242
Number 22 of 26 Knox markers in Massachusetts.
Waymark Code: WM742Z
Location: Massachusetts, United States
Date Posted: 08/30/2009
Views: 5
The following text is what is on ALL 25 of the other General Knox markers in Massachusetts. This one must have been destroyed sometime between 1927 and now, and been replaced with this marker. It matches all the other descriptions on the Knox web page. There is no other marker of any kind nearby.
THROUGH THIS PLACE PASSED
GENERAL HENRY KNOX
IN THE WINTER OF
1775 - 1776
TO DELIVER TO
GENERAL GEORGE WASHINGTON
AT CAMBRIDGE
THE TRAIN OF ARTILLERY
FROM FORT TICONDEROGA USED
TO FORCE THE BRITISH ARMY
TO EVACUATE BOSTON
ERECTED BY THE COMMONWEALTH
OF MASSACHUSETTS 1927
There are an additional 30 Knox Trail markers in New York State for a grand total of 56.
Of all Knox markers (in Massachusetts) this one is different from all the rest. It is also well off the beaten track in a very nice spot.