Lieut. Richard Falley Monument - Westfield, MA
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N 42° 07.195 W 072° 45.018
18T E 685969 N 4665539
In 1976, the Westfield Bicentennial Committee erected a granite plaque honoring Lieutenant Richard Falley to commemorate the nation's bicentennial.
Waymark Code: WMCMP1
Location: Massachusetts, United States
Date Posted: 09/22/2011
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The City of Westfield's Bicentennial Committee erected this 4 ft. x 3 ft. x 6 in. at Holland Avenue and Court Street in downtown Westfield in 1976. It is an historic marker that honors the local Revolutionary War hero Lieutenant Richard Falley and his role in supplying arms the Continental Army. A precisely incised image of a musket decorates the plaque. The plaque is inscribed:
LIEUT. RICHARD FALLEY
{Image of a Musket Facing Right}
A FRIEND OF LIBERTY AND HIS COUNTRY
SOLDIER IN THE AMERICAN REVOLUTION
ARMORER TO THE 18TH MASS REGIMENT
BUILT ARMORY AT MT. TEKOA CIRCA 1765
MADE MUSKETS FOR THE PATRIOT CAUSE
THIS WAS THE SITE OF HIS HOME AND
BLACKSMITH SHOP CIRCA 1764 TO 1783
THIS TABLET PROVIDED BY THE
WESTFIELD BICENTENNIAL COMMITTEE
IN 1976 TO COMMEMORATE THE BIRTH OF
THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA IN 1776
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