Captain Richard Beers - Northfield, MA
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N 42° 39.496 W 072° 27.683
18T E 708067 N 4725991
An historical marker relating to an event that occured early in the King Philip's War.
Waymark Code: WMCZXW
Location: Massachusetts, United States
Date Posted: 10/31/2011
Views: 6
Captain Richard Beers commanded a company of soldiers that came north from Hadley to evacuate the settlement at Northfield, which had been attacked two days earlier. Beers' company was ambushed by Indians on 4 September 1675. Beers and more than half his men were killed.
This marker is on Millers Falls Road (Route 63) in Northfield. It is inscribed:
1630 - 1930
CAPTAIN RICHARD BEERS
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Grave of Captain Richard Beers,
killed by Indians on September
4, 1675. His monument is on the
mountain-side above.
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Massachusetts Bay Colony
Tercentenary Commission.
Agency Responsible for Placement: Massachusetts Bay Colony Tercentenary Commission
Year Placed: 1930
County: Franklin
City/Town Name: Northfield
Relevant Web Site: [Web Link]
Agency Responsible for Placement (if not in list above): Not listed
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