Shays Rebellion - Springfield, MA
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A boulder with a bronze plaque marks the site of the attack on the Springfield Armory at the start of Shays Rebellion.
Waymark Code: WM11RCR
Location: Massachusetts, United States
Date Posted: 12/09/2019
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Soon after the Revolutionary War debt-laden farmers petitioned the Massachusetts State Senate to issue paper money and to halt foreclosure of mortgages on their property and their imprisonment for debts incurred as a result of high land taxes. When the state senate failed to pass reforms an armed insurgents under the leadership of Daniel Shays attacked the Federal Arsenal at Springfield on January 25, 1787.
The assault was repelled by General William Shepard. The farmers dispersed and took refuge in hills to the north. Finally they were completely defeated in Petersham. The rebellion hastened the ratification of the Constitution by Massachusetts in 1788. A plaque on State Street near the Springfield Armory marks the battle site. It is inscribed:
THIS TABLET MARKS THE BATTLE PLACE
OF SHAYS' REBELLION
JANUARY 25, 1787
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ERECTED BY THE
GEORGE WASHINGTON CHAPTER
SONS OF THE AMERICAN REVOLUTION
A.D. 1900
Name of the revolution that the waymark is related to:
Shays Rebellion
Adress of the monument:
State Street - East of Federal Street
Springfield, MA United States
What was the role of this site in revolution?:
Site of the attack on the Springfield Armory by Daniel Shay and his men.
Link that comprove that role: [Web Link]
When was this memorial placed?: 01/01/1900
Who placed this monument?: George Washington Chapter Sons Of The American Revolution
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