In This House Lived John Glover - Marblehead MA
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nomadwillie
N 42° 30.310 W 070° 50.850
19T E 348208 N 4707520
The home of John Glover, a brigadier-general of the Continental Army during the War of Indepedence. The house was designated a National Historic Landmark in 1984.
Waymark Code: WMQ7FJ
Location: Massachusetts, United States
Date Posted: 01/04/2016
Views: 2
Marker reads:
IN THIS HOUSE LIVED
JOHN GLOVER
BRIGADIER GENERAL IN THE CONTINENTAL ARMY
LEADER OF THE CELEBRATED "AMPHIBIOUS REGIMENT"
OF MARBLEHEAD,
WHO ROWED WASHINGTON AND HIS ARMY
SAFELY ACROSS THE DELAWARE AT
THRENTON, DEC.25, 1776
AND SERVED WITH DISTINCTION AT
LONG ISLAND AND VALLY FORGE
THIS TABLET ERECTED 1923 BY
BRIGADIER GENERAL JOHN GLOVER CHAPTER
DAUGHTERS OF THE AMERICAN REVOLTION
Agency Responsible for Placement: --Individual Cities and Towns--
Year Placed: 1923
County: Essex
City/Town Name: Marblehead
Relevant Web Site: [Web Link]
Agency Responsible for Placement (if not in list above): Not listed
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