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 Townsend's 250th Anniversary Time Capsule - Townsend Memorial Hall - Townsend, MA
N 42° 40.030 W 071° 42.404
19T E 278184 N 4727407
This time capsule is located in front of the Townsend Memorial Hall in Townsend, Massachusetts, USA. The time capsule was placed in commemoration of the town's 250th anniversary in 1982.
Waymark Code: WMA48K
Location: Massachusetts, United States
Date Posted: 11/14/2010
Views: 2
Townsend, Massachusetts was incorporated as a Town on June 29, 1732 and was named after Viscount Charles Townshend, a British cabinet minister. About 1780, residents and town clerks began to spell Townsend by omitting the "H" and giving it its present orthography.
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Subject: Town
Commemoration: 250th Anniversary
Date of Founding: 1732
Date of Commemoration: 1982
Address:
Townsend Memorial Hall
272 Main Street (Route 119)
Townsend, Massachusetts 01469
USA
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Web site if available: Not listed
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