Bunker Hill Memorial Bench - Pepperell, MA.
N 42° 40.068 W 071° 35.869
19T E 287113 N 4727197
For the locals who fought at Bunker Hill.
Waymark Code: WM8VW2
Location: Massachusetts, United States
Date Posted: 05/18/2010
Views: 7
In this park-like area, across from Pepperell town hall is this large memorial bench. This memorial honors the men from Pepperell who fell at the Battle of Bunker Hill. The entire structure is made of polished stone. The center of the bench's back is built much higher then the rest of the back. On this extended back, is a plaque with the names of the fallen. It reads:
"These Pepperell men
were killed at Bunker Hill
17 June 1775
Jeremiah Shattuck
Nathaniel Parker
William Warren
Ebenezer Laughton
Joesph Spaulding
Benjamin Wood
Edmund Piece
for you they died"
The top the extended back is rounded at the top, with some decoration around the edge. On the front of the rounded top is an image of what seem to be powder horns with straps on them. Beneath them is an inscription of the giver of this memorial.
"The gift
in MDCCCXCIX (1899)
of a descendant
of Colonel William Prescott"
On the backside of the bench's extended back is another inscription.
"To the men of Pepperell
who fought at Bunker Hill
17 June 1775
They took part in an action
with British Regulars
which proved
the fighting qualities
of the provincial militia
and foretold
that England could not hold
Her American colonies
by force"
Where is this bench located?: Small park across form Pepperell town hall.
Who is this bench honoring?: Jeremiah Shattuck, Nathaniel Parker, William Warren, Ebenezer Laughton, Joesph Spaulding, Benjamin Wood, Edmund Piece
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