Middlesex Canal (Foss Park)
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Shorelander
N 42° 23.425 W 071° 05.299
19T E 328108 N 4695237
A pair of markers showing the route of the Middlesex Canal through northeast Somerville.
Waymark Code: WM3Q0R
Location: Massachusetts, United States
Date Posted: 05/02/2008
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These markers stand in the southern corner of Foss Park in northeastern Somerville. The more interesting marker is quite difficult to read, as the multitoned nature of the rock obscures the carved text. However, the rock depicts a boat traveling down the canal, with the following text:
"The Middlesex Canal (1793 & 1803) ran from the Merrimack River in Lowell to the Charles River in Boston, passing through Foss Park just a few feet from this spot."
The other marker is to the west and is shaped somewhat like a tombstone. It simply reads:
"Route of Middlesex Canal
Chartered 1793
Opened 1803"
Agency Responsible for Placement: Unknown
County: Middlesex
City/Town Name: Somerville
Relevant Web Site: [Web Link]
Agency Responsible for Placement (if not in list above): Not listed
Year Placed: Not listed
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