William Francis Callahan - Sturbridge, MA
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A bronze plaque in honor of civil servant, William Francis Callahan, is located in the Charlton Rest Area eastbound on I-90, the Massachusetts Turnpike.
Waymark Code: WM11R2Q
Location: Massachusetts, United States
Date Posted: 12/07/2019
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A plaque near the former information center at the Charlton Rest Area dedicated to William Francis Callahan contains a full front portrait of the former Commissioner of Public Works and Chairman of the Massachusetts Turnpike Authority. The plaque is inscribed:
WILLIAM FRANCIS CALLAHAN
1891 - 1964
* * * * *
A MAN OF VISION
COURAGE AND ACCOMPLISHMENT
* * * * *
CHAIRMAN OF THE
MASSACHUSETTS TURNPIKE AUTHORITY
1952 - 1964
* * * * *
COMMISSIONER
MASSACHUSETTS DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC WORKS
1934 - 1939 1949 - 1953
* * * * *
HE-KNEW - BUT NEVER ACCEPTED - ADVERSITY
AS A WAY OF LIFE
* * * * *
DEDICATED BY
THE MASSACHUSETTS TURNPIKE AUTHORITY
1964
JOHN T. DRISCOLL, CHAIRMAN
JOSEPH H. ELCOCK, JR., VICE CHAIRMAN
ANTHONY M. DiNATALE, MEMBER
His son Lt. William F. Callahan was killed in action during World War II. The Callahan Tunnel in Boston is named in his honor. Hence, the reference to knowing adversity in the plaque.