Sudbury Fight - Sudbury, MA
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neoc1
N 42° 21.732 W 071° 24.973
19T E 301027 N 4692819
An historical marker relating an event that occurred during the King Philip's War in Sudbury.
Waymark Code: WMCY82
Location: Massachusetts, United States
Date Posted: 10/25/2011
Views: 9
On the north west corner of the intersection of Boston Post Road, U.S. Route 20, and Concord Road there is a marker facing Concord Road relating a battle that took place between Indians and settlers durin the King Philip's War. The marker is inscribed:
1630 - 1930
Sudbury Fight
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One-quarter mile north
took place the Sudbury Fight
with King Philip's Indians on
April 21, 1676. Captain Samuel
Wadsworth fell with twenty-
eight of his men; their monument
stands in the burying ground.
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Massachusetts Bay Colony
Tercentenary Commission.
Agency Responsible for Placement: Massachusetts Bay Colony Tercentenary Commission
Year Placed: 1930
County: Middlesex
City/Town Name: Sudbury
Relevant Web Site: [Web Link]
Agency Responsible for Placement (if not in list above): Not listed
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